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Every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter at cspan history for information on our schedule, and to keep up with the latest history news. For the newck live museum of the bible in washington dc washington, d. C. , for symposium on bible and founding of america. Professor james byrd talks about the bible and the American Revolution. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. Hello everyone and welcome back. Moment to silence your cell phones as you return to your tables. Our Third Session today is the bible and the American Revolution with james byrd. This is based on his latest book an...

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 ...

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,...

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 jo...

Peter and paul still say that the king is the minister to all, the minister of god, a revenger on those who do evil. So the message some of these loyalists said was, obey all rulers, even the bad ones. Respect authority because god put them in authority for a reason. So what you call patriotism is really just ambition. Its selfishness in disguise. And all patriotic revolts do is create more violence. Now what about the patriotic argument . What are the patriots going to do with texts like fear god and honor the king . What are the patriots going to do with texts that say that the Civil Authori...