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Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend
Many historians have touched on Thomas Stonewall"" Jackson's relationship with African Americans in light of his Christian convictions. ""Stonewall The Black Man's Friend"" explores an aspect of his life that is both intriguing and his conversion to Christianity and how it affected his relationship with Southern Blacks. Covering the origin of Jackson's awakening to faith, the book challenges some widely held beliefs, including the assumption that this spiritual journey did not begin until his adulthood. Furthermore, Richard G. Williams Jr. examines a paradox of Jackson's his conversion to Christianity was encouraged by Southern slaves, many of whom he would in turn minister to one day. The book examines Jackson's documented youthful pangs of conscience regarding the illiteracy of American slaves?and how Providence ultimately came to use him to have a lasting and positive impact on Southern slaves.""
223 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2006
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December 14, 2024
As much as this book focuses on Stonewall Jackson, the main theme is not him so much as it is the Lord who bought him. Writing from the perspective of a servant of Christ, Williams highlights how godly friendships impact generations, and how the ground is level atop Calvary.
“A slave ministering to Confederate soldiers? A slave owner ministering to slaves? Yes— if Christ is the model.”
Jackson’s love for his brethren is this book’s main point, and this love comes from the Lord Jesus Christ who has broken down the dividing wall and made His people into one.
Jackson lived in a complex time, but he served Christ as faithfully as he knew how within that time. Flowing from Christ’s overwhelming love, slave and master, Black and White, rich and poor, learned to genuinely love one another and call one another brethren.
“There is neither slave nor free, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28).
He has crossed over the river and has joined in an unending hymn of praise with that thronging multitude composed of redeemed saints from every nation, tribe, and tongue. Now he rests beneath the shade of the trees whose leaves are for the healing of the nations.
God bless Old Blue-Light.
“A slave ministering to Confederate soldiers? A slave owner ministering to slaves? Yes— if Christ is the model.”
Jackson’s love for his brethren is this book’s main point, and this love comes from the Lord Jesus Christ who has broken down the dividing wall and made His people into one.
Jackson lived in a complex time, but he served Christ as faithfully as he knew how within that time. Flowing from Christ’s overwhelming love, slave and master, Black and White, rich and poor, learned to genuinely love one another and call one another brethren.
“There is neither slave nor free, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28).
He has crossed over the river and has joined in an unending hymn of praise with that thronging multitude composed of redeemed saints from every nation, tribe, and tongue. Now he rests beneath the shade of the trees whose leaves are for the healing of the nations.
God bless Old Blue-Light.
February 10, 2019
A testament to confirmation bias & cognotive dissonance that perpetuates the myth of the "Lost Cause" & pepetuates the falsehood the Civil War was not about slavery.
The book does illuminate a side of Jackson that is not widely known.
The spiritual well being of blacks both slave & free by starting and supporting a "colored Sunday school". A near radical act at a time when teaching slaves to read was illegal & subject to severe penalties.
The overt history as religious destiniy is offputting, as is the condescending but we were good to our slaves negation of reality.
The book does illuminate a side of Jackson that is not widely known.
The spiritual well being of blacks both slave & free by starting and supporting a "colored Sunday school". A near radical act at a time when teaching slaves to read was illegal & subject to severe penalties.
The overt history as religious destiniy is offputting, as is the condescending but we were good to our slaves negation of reality.
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July 21, 2009Jackson started a colored sunday school that was his heartbeat. His wife said every time he shared the gospel with the olored people in sunday school his face lit up with joy. His desire was to see the black race converted to Christ and learn to read so they could read the Bible
March 1, 2013
I'm a Jackson fan ... and this book was okay. I'd recommend Dabney's Biography over this though.
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