Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War

257 Pages·2014·1.391 MB·English

by  John C. Pinheiro

Missionaries of Republicanism
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Contents
The Mexican-American War viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. The Rise and Influence of Anti-Catholicism, 1834–1844 15
2. Religion, Race, and Texas Annexation 36
3. Election, Manifest Destiny, and War 53
4. Religion and Recruitment 67
5. Religion and Wartime Politics 86
6. The American Soldier in Mexico 109
7. Protestant Leaders and the War 128
8. Bringing about the Republican Millennium 149
Notes 173
Bibliography 203
Index 233
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Acknowledgments
Many people contributed to the successful completion of this book but
I am particularly grateful in uncountable ways to Paul Bergeron, Wayne
Cutler, and Dan Feller. In 2010 I attended a Lilly Endowment Seminar in
Christian Scholarship at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Under the direc-
tion of Harry S. Stout, this seminar gave a major boost to the completion
of this project. In particular, it was fellow attendee, Edward Blum, who
encouraged me to ask new questions of my research. I am grateful for
the support from my colleagues in the History Department at Aquinas
College, Jason Duncan, Bethany Kilcrease, and Chad Gunnoe. Finally,
I thank my wife, Cassandra, for her steady encouragement over the long
period it took to bring this work to publication.