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The Bible in America and Britain at War

The Bible in America and Britain at War This year marks the centenary of America’s entrance into what was known as the Great War on the side of France and Great Britain. On April 6, 1917, having passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the United States of America declared war against Germany:Whereas the Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the people of the United States of America:Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government, which has thus been thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally declared.United States. Congress. Declaration of War with Germany. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917. Emphasis original.It was Good Friday. For Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, a day associated with sacrifice and redemption may not have seemed inapt. Wilson was a Presbyterian elder, the son and grandson of Presbyterian ministers. As is well known, his view of the world and the United States was deeply colored by his Calvinism. He had a strong belief in divine providence and in America as a chosen nation. If http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Bible and its Reception de Gruyter

The Bible in America and Britain at War

Journal of the Bible and its Reception , Volume 4 (2): 6 – Oct 26, 2017

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de Gruyter
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©2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
ISSN
2329-4434
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2329-4434
DOI
10.1515/jbr-2017-0016
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This year marks the centenary of America’s entrance into what was known as the Great War on the side of France and Great Britain. On April 6, 1917, having passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the United States of America declared war against Germany:Whereas the Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the people of the United States of America:Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government, which has thus been thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally declared.United States. Congress. Declaration of War with Germany. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917. Emphasis original.It was Good Friday. For Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, a day associated with sacrifice and redemption may not have seemed inapt. Wilson was a Presbyterian elder, the son and grandson of Presbyterian ministers. As is well known, his view of the world and the United States was deeply colored by his Calvinism. He had a strong belief in divine providence and in America as a chosen nation. If

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Published: Oct 26, 2017

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