Today is Sunday, the day of Christian worship and earthly rest. Yet during the Civil War, Sundays frequently serve other purposes in the name of the Kingdom of God. With many Southern Baptists convinced that the Confederate States of America is God’s Kingdom on earth, church buildings and yards are frequently appropriated for the commissioning…
Opining in this week’s Christian Index, Georgia Baptist editor Samuel Boykin, appropriating the language of providence, situates the Confederacy both under God’s control and as a part of God’s Kingdom. He also castigates the North for driving down the value of southern slaves and thwarting the Christian South’s efforts to save the souls of southern…
John Beauchamp Jones is a successful novelist and newspaper man who is now working as a clerk in the Confederate war office in Richmond, Virginia. Formerly living in the American West, his novels focus on the West and the South. While working for the Confederate government, Jones maintains a daily diary of his wartime experiences.…