Sacred scripture, sacred war: the Bible and the American Revolution

"The curse of cowardice": the martial power of the sermon

"The Lord is a man of war": Moses, the Exodus, and the Spirit of '76

"Cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood": Deborah, Jeremiah, and prophetic violence

"Teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight": David's revolutionary heroism

"The liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free": Peter, Paul, and apostolic patriotism

"The fierceness and wrath of Almighty God": Revelation in the Revolution

Epilogue: an American patriot's Bible.