Gospel of Disunion

This book examines the ways in which religion influenced the development of a distinctive Southern culture and politics before the Civil War.

List of contents

Introduction. Religion and the search for Southern distinctiveness; Part I. Religion and Sectional Politics: 1. The abolitionist crisis of 1835: the issues defined; Part II. Religion and Slavery: 2. Slavery defended: the morality of slavery and the infidelity of abolitionism; 3. Slavery sanctified: the slaveholding ethic and the religious mission to the slaves; Part III. Religion and Separatism: 4. Harbingers of disunion: the denominational schisms, 5. The religious logic of secession; 6. Religion and the formation of a Southern nationalism and the coming of the Civil War.

Summary

Gospel of Disunion examines the ways in which religion influenced the development of a distinctive Southern culture and politics before the Civil War.

Product details

• Authors: Mitchell Snay
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.03.2015
• EAN: 9780521431224
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43122-4
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 638 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous