Sacred scripture, sacred war the Bible and the American Revolution /
The American colonists who took up arms against the British fought in defense of the 'sacred cause of liberty.' But it was not merely their cause but warfare itself that they believed was sacred. In this book, James P. Byrd shows that the Bible was a key text of the American Revolution.
Main Author: | Byrd, James P., 1965- |
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Other Authors: | Oxford Scholarship Online. |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
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CMU Electronic Access
Electronic Resource Click HereLocation | Call Number: | Status |
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CMU Electronic Access | Available |