Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-governmentLucas Morel examines what the public life of Abraham Lincoln teaches about the role of religion in a self-governing society. Lincoln's understanding of the requirements of republican government led him to accommodate and direct religious sentiment toward responsible self-government. As a successful republic requires a moral or self-controlled people, Lincoln believed, the moral and religious sensibilities of a society should be nurtured. |
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... civil theologian , Abraham Lincoln . " See also Robert N. Bellah , The Broken Covenant : American Civil Religion in Time of Trial ( New York : Seabury Press , 1975 ) , 46. Sidney E. Mead described Lincoln as , " in a real sense , the ...
... civil theologian , Abraham Lincoln . " See also Robert N. Bellah , The Broken Covenant : American Civil Religion in Time of Trial ( New York : Seabury Press , 1975 ) , 46. Sidney E. Mead described Lincoln as , " in a real sense , the ...
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... civil and revealed religion . He uses these occasions to foster civil religion , for the sake of preserving the Union , while he encourages citizens to exercise their respective faith in revealed religion . His first religious ...
... civil and revealed religion . He uses these occasions to foster civil religion , for the sake of preserving the Union , while he encourages citizens to exercise their respective faith in revealed religion . His first religious ...
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... Civil Religion in America , " Daedalus 96 ( 1967 ) : 1-21 . For example : The God of the [ American ] civil religion is not only rather " unitarian , ” he is also on the austere side , much more related to order , law , and right than ...
... Civil Religion in America , " Daedalus 96 ( 1967 ) : 1-21 . For example : The God of the [ American ] civil religion is not only rather " unitarian , ” he is also on the austere side , much more related to order , law , and right than ...
Contents
The Political Utility of Religion | 23 |
The Political Accommodation of Religion | 85 |
Bibliography | 223 |
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