As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Nancy Jill Hale has now capitalized on Brinsfield’s labors to release A Sight Never to be Forgotten, a comprehensive collection of eyewitness accounts written exclusively by or about Union chaplains.
“Despite our current cultural and political climate, it’s also true that we have faced significant division before and emerged intact on the other side. Without oversimplifying our unique challenges in the present, we can learn a great deal from the man who led our nation through the turbulent events of the Civil War.” - Providence
“Antietam was a horrific battle, with no clear victor. And despite that, it resulted in a seismic victory for liberty – the freedom of 3.5 million enslaved Americans through the Emancipation Proclamation just five days afterwards.” - Providence
“These classic North-South divisions don’t explain, however, why Christians in the North were bitterly divided among themselves too. …. [the book] shows how these ‘warring religious nationalists’ shaped the North during the Civil War.” - TGC
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