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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 Authority are the revengers of god on wrongdoers, obey them just as if youre obeying god . What can you do with that . Is there anywhere you can go with that . Well, of course. Lets see. Jonathan mayhew, long ...

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 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 the sense of Divine Providence of their calls. In this session he will examine specific biblical texts in how they were used for making the patriotic calls for war. Case for war. James byrd is chair of the graduate department of religion and associate professo...

In this presentation based on his latest book, james byrd shows that the bible was the key text of the American Revolution. When war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots alike turned to the bible not only for sol lous, but for exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped soldiers overcome their natural oversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the revolution the halo of martyrdom. In this session, dr. Byrd will examine specific text and how they were used especially in make the patriotic calls for war case for war. James byrd is chair of the graduate department of religion a...

Whether they believed it was the word of god. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d. C. It is 45 minutes. 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 the...

Tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Up next on American History tv douglas wrinkly, author of the wilderness warrior recounts Theodore Roosevelts time in the west and how his experience there shaped his presidency. We also hear about roosevelts charge of San Juan Hill in the spanishamerican war and how his conservation efforts led to the protection of over 150 thousand acres 150 million acres of american land. This is about two hours. Doug good evening. It is an honor to be here at the New York Historical society and try to shed some light on one of my heroes, Theodore Roosevelt, and why...