A review by ivantable
The Civil War as a Theological Crisis by Mark A. Noll

5.0

Essential reading that offers explanatory power for America’s most vexing problem. The chapter on the evolving biblical interpretations, both for an against slavery, is fascinating if also sobering—a reminder that we bring more into the text from the culture around us than we’d care to admit. Reading books like these, rather than spending hours on inane and outrageous social media discourse, will actually help deepen our understanding.