Who died in the revolution, the halo of martyrdom. It gave america the sense of their defined call. Dr. Berg examines specific biblical texts and how they were used, especially in making the patriotic policy of war. Chair of the graduate department of religion and associate professor of america and religions history. His latest book is sacred scripture, sacred war. He is currently working on a book on the bible and the american civil war. Join me in welcoming him. [applause] i am so pleased to be here and to be joining in this important conversation at the museum of the bible. I am honored to be sharing the podium with these professors, to scholars i have admired for years. Hereecially think the team i thunk the team here, i am very honored to be participating. This, iton specifically deals more with the war itself. This, i have two topics that i try to bring together. The history of the bible in warica, and the history of in america. Extensively with war, violence, and the bible and h
Other various rebel factions are wrong on saudi arabia russia and turkey but now too many chefs in the kitchen ok. Youll recall that one of the reasons we have to we must bomb the stuffing out of syria is because the Syrian Government has used sarin gas on their own people chemical weapons well two weeks ago general mattis sheepishly admitted there is no evidence of use of sarin gas and to the Washington Post credit as you see they they got that headline right for once but heres what c. N. N. Heres what c. N. N. Ran with mattis war in syria against using chemical weapons. I guess at one way of saying they havent used chemical weapons. From time god comes the trumpet ministration just war theory or not you have got to go out. You keep saying chemical weapons i do not think it means what you think it means. Point is our media and our ruling elite will manufacture war for ever unless we get some antiwar voices in power we. Have to do that. Luckily there are actually some bold progressive
Twitter and instagram for behindthescenes pictures and videos at booktvs or handle. We kick off this year savannah book festival with retired air force Major General robertbo latiff on future war. Live coverage on booktv on cspan2. Good morning. My name is nancy lieb and im delighted to welcome you to the 11th annual savannah book festival. Isto presented by georgia power, david and nancy cintron, the gm family and mark metcalf. Many thanks to jack and Mary Raimondo our sponsors for this glorious venue the Trinity United Methodist church. We would like to extend special thanks to wire litter rowdy members and individual donors who have made and continue to make Saturdays Free festival of them possible. 90 of our revenue comes from donors just like you. Thank you. We are very excited to have savannah book festival this year for your phone. Please look in your program for information on downloading it. It just takes two seconds and it will be very helpful to you today. Before we get star
The founding fathers, their patriotic convictions. He argued the bible was influential on the founders decision for war regardless of what they believed it was the word of god. This talk was part of a symposi symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d. C. Its 45 minutes. Our Third Session today is the bible and the american revelatire revolution with james byrd. In this presentation based on his latest book, james byrd shows the bible was a key text of the american revolution. When war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots alike turned to the bible not only for solace, but for exoratio oexor fight. Con vered on those who died for the revolution, the halo of martyrdom. In this session, dr. Byrd will examine biblical texts and how they were used especially in making the patriotic cause for war. Case for war. James byrd is associate professor of american religious history at vanderbilt university. His latest book is sacred scripture, sacred war the bible and the a
Solace but for exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped amateur soldiers overcome their natural aversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the revolution the halo of martyrdom and he gave americans a sense of the Divine Providence of their calls. In this session dr. Byrd will examine specific biblical texts aened how they were umaking the patriotic case for war. James byrd is associate professor of american religious history at vanderbilt university. His latest book is sacred scripture, sacred war. Hes currently working on a book on the bible and the american civil war. Please join me in welcoming dr. Byrd. [ applause ] well, thank you, im so pleased to be here and to be joining in this important conversation at the museum of the bible. Im very honored to be sharing the podium with the two scholars ive admired for years and i especially thank the team here at the museum of the bible rm, all of you for putting this together. Im just very honored to be participating. My foc