{"product_id":"mennonites-amish-and-the-american-civil-war-hardcover","title":"Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames O. Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven M. Nolt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the American Civil War, the Mennonites and Amish faced moral dilemmas that tested the very core of their faith. How could they oppose both slavery and the war to end it? How could they remain outside the conflict without entering the American mainstream to secure legal conscientious objector status? In the North, living this ethical paradox marked them as ambivalent participants to the Union cause; in the South, it marked them as clear traitors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first scholarly treatment of pacifism during the Civil War, two experts in Anabaptist studies explore the important role of sectarian religion in the conflict and the effects of wartime Americanization on these religious communities. James O. Lehman and Steven M. Nolt describe the various strategies used by religious groups who struggled to come to terms with the American mainstream without sacrificing religious values--some opted for greater political engagement, others chose apolitical withdrawal, and some individuals renounced their faith and entered the fight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating the most recent Civil War scholarship with little-known primary sources and new information from Pennsylvania and Virginia to Illinois and Iowa, Lehman and Nolt provide the definitive account of the Anabaptist experience during the bloodiest war in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames O. Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e is director emeritus of libraries at Eastern Mennonite University and an archivist for the Virginia Mennonite Conference. He is the author of several books, most recently \u003ci\u003eA Century of Grace: In the Community and around the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven M. Nolt\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Goshen College and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identitie\u003c\/i\u003es, both published by Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.05 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520049234141,"sku":"9780801886720","price":90.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/XWpfRVOhJY9780801886720.webp?v=1772235559","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mennonites-amish-and-the-american-civil-war-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}