A fiery gospel : the Battle hymn of the Republic and the road to righteous war /
Gamble, Richard M.,
A fiery gospel : the Battle hymn of the Republic and the road to righteous war / Richard M. Gamble. - Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (viii, 283 pages). - Religion and American public life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue -- The besieged city -- A rich crimson -- "The glorious freedom of the gospel" -- Righteous war and holy peace -- The Anglo-American "battle hymn" -- The valor of righteousness -- The sacred inheritance of mankind -- Exotic medley -- A severed nation.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic has been one of the most effective instruments of religious nationalism since 1861 in making America and its wars sacred and therefore beyond doubt or dissent"--
9781501736421 9781501736438
2018056017
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 --
Battle hymn of the republic (Song)
Civil religion--History--United States--19th century.
Nationalism--History--United States--19th century.
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Electronic Books.
BL98 / .F547 2019
A fiery gospel : the Battle hymn of the Republic and the road to righteous war / Richard M. Gamble. - Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (viii, 283 pages). - Religion and American public life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Prologue -- The besieged city -- A rich crimson -- "The glorious freedom of the gospel" -- Righteous war and holy peace -- The Anglo-American "battle hymn" -- The valor of righteousness -- The sacred inheritance of mankind -- Exotic medley -- A severed nation.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic has been one of the most effective instruments of religious nationalism since 1861 in making America and its wars sacred and therefore beyond doubt or dissent"--
9781501736421 9781501736438
2018056017
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 --
Battle hymn of the republic (Song)
Civil religion--History--United States--19th century.
Nationalism--History--United States--19th century.
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Electronic Books.
BL98 / .F547 2019