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Comment on The Rise of Christian Nationalism by Why history is important | Finding a new "normal"

Why history is important | Finding a new "normal" — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:19:15 +0000

[...] Baptist university – I looked online for a Baptist historical perspective on the subject. One article by Bruce Gourley seemed to speak to my experience. The concept of Christian Nationalism isn’t [...]

Comment on Yes, It Was About Slavery … by The War and Slaves « History + Calvinism

The War and Slaves « History + Calvinism — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:42:58 +0000

[...] Slavery and Calvinism <— Website! In Alabama, one Baptist news editor in 1850 said of slavery, “As a question of morals, it is between us and God … as a question of political economy, it is with us alone, as free and independent states.” The same year, Alabama’s Bethel Baptist Association, reflecting Calvinistic theology, insisted the master-slave relationship was the product of God’s providence. In 1856 an Alabama Baptist labeled slavery “as much an institution of Heaven as marriage.” And in 1860 another declared, “The best defense of slavery … is slavery as it is.” [...]

Comment on Baptists and the American Civil War: June 22, 1861 by 150 Years Ago Today in the Civil War: Religion

150 Years Ago Today in the Civil War: Religion — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:00:32 +0000

[...] a site called Baptists and the American Civil War: In Their Own Words, I found a diary entry by John Beauchamp Jones, a novelist and reporter who went to work for the Confederate government in Richmond. (The site is [...]