Slavery

[LincolnMan]

And to make the war even more complex one is wise to consider the implications of Lincoln's comments that both the North and the South "read the same Bible and pray to the same God..."(Second Inaugural Address). Each side had worldviews partially rooted in theology-and each side believed in the correctness of their views. Slavery, for instance, had pro-arguments espoused by Southern clergy. The North had it's scriptural arguments against slavery, as well. For a book on this subject, see The Civil War as a Theological Crisis by Mark Noll. There are many others written on the subject.