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"Outstanding, biblical perspective on slavery and the War Between the States"
John Caneday on 8/2/2012 1:08:14 PM
5
Comments: This is a phenomenal book. Wilson argues that the Christians surrendered the power of the Bible to secularists prior to the Civil War and the debate over slavery. Christians acted ashamed of the Bible's stance toward slavery, and condemned slavery using a law apart from the Bible. This opened the door for the government to solve the problem of slavery using force rather than through peaceful Christian means. This too had dramatic consequences, as it prepared the ground for the government again t... More details
"A Southerner's delight"
Jason Lollar on 10/19/2011 4:31:12 PM
4
Comments: So much of our contemporary education system promulgates trite, over-simplified, and negative images of the Antebellum South and the worldview that undergirded it. This is a great introduction to a more balanced approach, although admittedly tipping towards Southern sympathies. I loved it! A collection of essays: you are guaranteed to find something interesting, and learn something to boot.
