One of the important topics during the Civil War was religion, although it received minor attention until recent years. Historians have considered the Civil War an important war story; however, religion has become an important factor in many publications. For example, “Religion and the American Civil War” is a collection of essays and poems by various writers (Harry S. Stout, George Reagan Wilson, etc.1). A study of Civil War history from approximately 1970 to the present provides a very broad context in terms of historical attention to the Civil War and religion. Modern historians today have approached this topic of religion and the Civil War in many distinct categories and subcategories, which follow, in the following order: a) Religion during the Civil War (in general) b) Religion among soldiersc) Civil parish chaplains) Women and religion during the Civil WarThe religion of the Protestant Church was an important factor in antebellum chronological culture. The Second Great Awakening, which occurred in the 19th century, had a tremendous impact on American society. This new point of view in terms and matters of faith caused Northerners to cherish the theory of Christian perfection, a theory which in fact was applied to society with the aim of eliminating social imperfection. On the other hand, Southerners responded by maintaining a faith of personal piety, focused primarily on Bible reading; however, he showed little concern with solving society's problems.1 According to Broken Churches, Broken Nation (1985), "Goen was one of the first modern historians to give primacy to the influence of religion as an important factor in the civil war. Goen also examines these topics of unity and separation...... middle of paper ......deep way.Works CitedC. C. Goen, Broken Churches, Broken Nation (Macon, GA: Mercer University, 1985). Richard J. Carwardine, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993). Eugene D. Genovese, “Religion in the Collapse of the American Union,” in Religion and the American Civil War, ed. Randall M. Miller (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), 43-73. Aamodt, Terrie D., Righteous Armies, Sacred Causes: Apocalyptic Imagery and Civil War. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2002. Richard J. Carwardine, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993). Marty G. Bell, “The Civil War: Presidents and Religion,” Baptist History and Heritage 32, nos. 3-4 (July/October 1997): 112. Lincoln was of Baptist origin and Davis of Catholic origin..