SACRED SCRIPTURE, SACRED WAR
Chris discusses a new book by author James P. Byrd of Vanderbilt University. The book is titled, "Sacred Scripture, Sacred War: The Bible and the American Revolution." While avoiding the common trap of attempting to prove that leading revolutionaries were somehow or other all "Christians," Byrd makes a convincing argument that the Bible was the leading source of inspiration driving the War of Independence. He proves that it was revolutionary ministers who preached that "The Lord is a man of war" (Exodus 15:3), and that Americans should "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free" (Galatians 5:1).