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Tag Archives: kingdom of god

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 10, 1864

Even as the clouds over the Confederacy grow ever darker–or perhaps because the future of the South looks so bleak–the veneration of the deceased Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson as a Southern saint is well underway. Having died less than a year ago, Jackson’s image is the subject of much debate among those who vie…

April 10, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Samuel Boykin

Baptists and the American Civil War: February 14, 1862

In much public Baptist discourse in the South, the biblical language of God’s will and Kingdom is superimposed upon the Confederate States of America — literally. Georgia Baptist’s Christian Index editor Samuel Boykin this week, generously intermingling the cause of Christ and Confederate patriotism, offers a vivid example of such dual imagery: Hark! The dread…

February 14, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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