Service. Next on american History Tv, Vanderbilt University Professor James Byrd discusses how the founding fathers used the bible to justify the revolutionary war. This talk was part of a owesium hosted in washington, d. C. Our third Session Today is the bible and the american revolution with James Byrd. In this presentation based on his latest book, he shows that the bible was a key text of the american revolution when war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots turned to the bible for solace and exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped soldiers. Conferred on those who died for the revolution and he gave americans a sense of the divine providence of their calls. In this session, dr. Byrd will examine specific biblical text and how they were used especially in making the patriotic calls for war. James byrd is chair of the Graduate Department of Religion And Associate professor of american religion at vanderbilt university. The latest book is sacred scripture, sacred war. Join
There was also an on stick until a sense that a lot of christians, because of their faith, because of their love for neighbor resisted going to war. One of most prominent civil war historians, drew gillman foust, argued that killing or trying to get christians to kill for their country was harder than trying to get them to die for their country. The argument was that christians have all along typically had this sense of self sacrifice. But getting someone to actually take up arms and kill, that was the harder courage. That was the harder obstacle to overcome for a lot of people in the civil war era. And thats the same case in the revolutionary war era. The same kind of situation. And this was the fact that there were a lot of loyalists who knew how to quote scripture really well, including the methodists. They can read scripture pretty well. They were like john wesley, for the most part, loyalists. They were english. So i want to talk about a Couple Frameworks or kinds of ways to frame
convictions and to justify the revolutionary war. this top was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible here in washington d.c.. it s 45 minutes. our third session today is the bible of the american revolution with james bird. and this presentation, based on his latest book, james bird shows that the bible was a key text of the american revolution, and when war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots alike turned to the bible, not only for solace but for expectations to fight. such scripture helped amateur soldiers overcome their natural aversion to killing, can furred 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, doctor bird will examine specific biblical texts and how they were used, especially in making the patriotic calls for war. case reward. transporters chair of the graduate department of religion an associate professor of american religious histor
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