152. American Crusades
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In 152. American Crusades, Andrew Preston and the hosts mention The Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith by Andrew Preston and The American Civil War by Andrew Preston with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
his book's called The Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith.
The argument that I make in my book about the American Civil War is that it became America's first war of humanitarian intervention for a lot of the…
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The host mentioned 'The Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith' to highlight the intersection of religion and American…
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“Professor Andrew Preston from Cambridge talked brilliantly about Vietnam and has a book called The Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith, focusing on the interface between religion and war.”
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“The argument that I make in my book about the American Civil War is that it became America's first war of humanitarian intervention for a lot of the reasons that you just said.”
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