“I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity. I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels.” -Frederick Douglass Religious conservatives looking for the origins of “the war on Christianity” might do well to consult Frederick Douglas (...)
October 06, 2006
Books
God's Country?
The Civil War as a Theological CrisisMark A. NollUniversity of North Carolina Press, $29.95, 199 pp.
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