Righteous strife : how warring religious nationalists forged Lincoln's union
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
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9781400044573, 140004457X
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xxiv, 596 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
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English
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9781400044573, 140004457X

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"This Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-560) and index.
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"The 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. How 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 vision for America's future. At 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. These pauses for spiritual reflection provided the inspirational rhetoric and ideological fuel that sustained the war. In Righteous Strife, Richard Carwardine gives renewed attention to this crucible of contending religious nationalisms, out of which was forged emancipation, Lincoln's re-election, 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"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Carwardine, R. (2025). Righteous strife: how warring religious nationalists forged Lincoln's union (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carwardine, Richard. 2025. Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carwardine, Richard. Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Carwardine, R. (2025). Righteous strife: how warring religious nationalists forged lincoln's union. First edn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Carwardine, Richard. Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.

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