Tuesday, December 8, 2020

James Henley Thornwell and the Metaphysical Confederacy

 

A review of The Metaphysical Confederacy: James Henley Thornwell and the Synthesis of Southern Values (Second Edition; Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1999) by James Farmer

The role of religion leading up to the War Between the States is sometimes overlooked. However, there is no question that Christian clergy had a major influence on the Old South, including the politics that led to secession and the subsequent war. Ministers were influential because of their many activities, including preaching, publishing books and journals, and teaching in school and colleges.

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