The cause of Jackson's greatness is the subject of this volume. H. Rondel Rumburg, D. Min. in Stonewall Jackson�s Verse presents this Confederate hero in a light often neglected. When considering the greatness of this military genius, what was it that made him a bigger-than-life man? He faced the death of many loved ones, but how did he escape bitterness? What was the reason for his victorious death? This volume seeks to answer these and many more questions. Like Jackson, Dr. Rumburg supports the cause of the Confederate States in the American Civil War. Jackson together with such eminent theologians as Thornwell and Dabney believed that the Southern States were fighting to preserve a way of life which was ordered on Christian principles. They considered that the Northern States had been grievously infiltrated by anti-Christian thought. The book contains an interesting chapter on the theology of secession by Dr. M. E. Bradford.He writes in his usual pungent style. Bradford deals with the religious foundation of succession in the South.� (The Banner of Truth Trust, Issue 368 May 1994.)
It should be no surprise then, that in our current humanistic age, many historians have difficulty defining Christian commanders as Lee and Jackson. Lee�s traditional reputation is �reconsidered� and Jackson is derided as a �religious fanatic.� The key to understanding Jackson the warrior is understanding Jackson the Christian. This terse volume-part history, part biography, part sermon-manages to capture the essence of Stonewall more effectively. (The Banner of Truth Trust, Issue 368 May 1994)
