The civil war as a theological crisis - mark a. noll

Viewing the Civil War as a major turning point in American religious thought, Mark A.

Noll examines writings about slavery and race from Americans both white and black, northern and southern, and includes commentary from Protestants and Catholics in Europe and Canada.

Though the Christians on all sides agreed that the Bible was authoritative, their interpretations of slavery in Scripture led to a full-blown theological crisis.