Faith and American History
Thursday, February 4, 2021Time 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
This special, free ZOOM speaker series, created by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, examines the History of Religion in America.
“We longed to do more than educate the listener with another set of prominent speakers. We want each lecture to present, in context, the reminder that true faith leads us to do good for ourselves and our communities, even in times of conflict.” ~ Mo. Michelle, Rector of St. Andrew’s
And so ‘FAITH AND… the Civil War,’ starts this very pertinent discussion of civil unrest with each side devoutly believing that God is on their side.
The initial lecture, features OAH Distinguished Lecturer and Civil War historian, Steven E. Woodworth, from Texas Christian University. Professor Woodworth has written over thirty books on the Civil War, which makes him uniquely qualified for this topic. His discussion: While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers, reminds us that,
“The young men, North and South, who marched away from their homes to fight in the Civil War were destined for many surprises when they reached the fighting fronts. For some of them the biggest of those surprises was the discovery that their foes worshipped the same God, believed the same theology, sang the same hymns, and accepted largely the same teachings. Perhaps more starkly than any other conflict, the Civil War presented the incongruous spectacle of co-religionists at war with each other.”