{"product_id":"righteous-strife-how-warring-religious-nationalists-forged-lincolns-union-hardcover","title":"Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Carwardine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major account of the American Civil War to give full weight to the central role played by religion, reframing the conflict through Abraham Lincoln's contentious appeals to faith-based nationalism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did slavery figure in God's plan? Was it the providential role of government to abolish this sin and build a righteous nation? Or did such a mission amount to \"religious tyranny\" and \"pulpit politics,\" in an effort to strip the southern states of their God-given rights? In 1861, in an already fracturing nation, the tensions surrounding this moral quandary cracked the United States in half, and even formed rifts within the North itself, where antislavery religious nationalists butted heads with conservative religious nationalists over their visions for America's future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of this melee stood Abraham Lincoln, who would turn to his own faith for guidance, proclaiming more days of national fasting and thanksgiving than any other president before or since.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThese pauses for spiritual reflection provided the inspirational rhetoric and ideological fuel that sustained the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRighteous Strife, \u003c\/i\u003e Richard Carwardine gives renewed attention to this crucible of contending religious nationalisms, out of which were forged emancipation, Lincoln's reelection, and his second inaugural address. No understanding of the American Civil War is complete without accounting for this complex dance between church and state--one that continues to define our nation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD CARWARDINE is the author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Lincoln Prize, the largest award for nineteenth-century American history, and \u003ci\u003eEvangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Emeritus Rhodes Professor of American History and Distinguished Fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966884806957,"sku":"9781400044573","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ml8IBNihwP9781400044573.webp?v=1775539533","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/righteous-strife-how-warring-religious-nationalists-forged-lincolns-union-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}