University of Nebraska, Sachbücher, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Religion and the Politics of Race in the Civil War Er...

List of Illustrations Preface: The First Duty Acknowledgments 1. America&rsquo s Original Sin: Slavery from 1619 to 1790 2. A Struggle to the Death: War Cannot Be Separated from Ideology, Politics, or Religion 3. I Hate Them with Perfect Hatred: Religion, Ideology, and Modern War 4. They Shall Be Your Bond-Men Forever: Human Beings as Property 5. The Privilege of Belonging to the Superior Race: Slavery and National Expansion 6. A Gross Violation of a Sacred Pledge: Collapse of the Whig Party 7. I Will Be Heard!: Religion, Ideology, and the Abolitionist Movement 8. An Institution Sanctioned by God: Southern Religious Support of Slavery 9. The Triumphs of Christianity Rest on Slavery: Holy Warriors at the Forefront 10. With God as Our Champion: The Confederate Union of Church and State 11. They Have Closed the Heavy Doors: The Dred Scott Decision 12. Portents Hang on All the Arches of the Horizon: The Bloody Battle for Kansas 13. General Jackson Is Dead: The Lecompton Constitution Controversy 14. Cuba Must Be Ours: Fire-Eaters and Filibusters Spread Slavery 15. The Final Kingdom Has Arisen: Hubris and Fanaticism Bring On the War 16. The South Will Never Submit: Lincoln and the Choice for Secession and War 17. Whom the Gods Intend to Destroy: The Madness of Southern Extremists 18. The Heather Is On Fire: Politics, Religion, and War 19. Sound the Loud Timbrel: The Emancipation Proclamation 20. I Knew What I Was Fighting For: Black Soldiers in the Civil War and After 21. Reconstruction and Redemption: The Failure to Win the Peace 22. The Failure of Will: Reconstruction&rsquo s End and Return to White Rule 23. A New Religion: The Noble Confederacy and the Lost Cause Epilogue: The Past Is Always Present Notes Bibliography Index.