Freedom's Proclamation: The Abolition of Slavery and the Theology of the Civil War

Freedom's Proclamation: The Abolition of Slavery and the Theology of the Civil War

The Civil War is an event that still haunts our national psyche and is still a part of our national dialogue today. Its sentiments are echoed in various ways. The Christian faith served as the central component that fueled the debates on the nation's original sins of slavery and racism that culminated in the Civil War. Neither the debates themselves nor the spiritual principalities that empowered the Confederate States of America ended in 1865 with the Civil War's conclusion. In Freedom's Proclamation: The Abolition of Slavery and the Theology of the Civil War , the Civil War's spiritual dimensions are examined through the lens of God's Word and providential history and how it still impacts us today. How should the Christian Church respond to accusations that the Bible condoned slavery and racism? How should the body of Christ analyze the Civil War in light of the discussions we are having today that echo its very sentiments? What is God trying to tell us today? In one of the most unique novels ever written, history and current events will converge with Christian theology and the Word of God to answer these most profound and relevant questions for our time.