Are we repeating a theological crisis — one that constitutes a threat to divide us? Written By: Jim Krapf, Worthington | 10:40 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 × Jim Krapf sports the International Festival T-shirt he designed for this year's event. (Ryan McGaughey/The Globe) The U.S. Civil War was the result of an unresolved theological crisis. In his second inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln pointed out that people on both sides “prayed to the same God” and “read the same Bible.” Given those commonalities, it would seem like these people should have been able to resolve the question of slavery without resorting to arms. They could not.