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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... God's justice . This likens to the Old Testament model that King Jehoshaphat set for his governors : " And he set ... God's justice is . In Lincoln's mind , given the inscrutableness of the will of God , one does well to exercise " a ...
... God's justice . This likens to the Old Testament model that King Jehoshaphat set for his governors : " And he set ... God's justice is . In Lincoln's mind , given the inscrutableness of the will of God , one does well to exercise " a ...
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... God's assistance " also reflects Lincoln's belief in a righteous God . Lincoln seeks to inspire in the citizenry reverent fear of a God who exacts punishment . A year following his famous debates with Senator Stephen A. Douglas ...
... God's assistance " also reflects Lincoln's belief in a righteous God . Lincoln seeks to inspire in the citizenry reverent fear of a God who exacts punishment . A year following his famous debates with Senator Stephen A. Douglas ...
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... God's direction of the war was a fitting national chastisement . The logical and paramount conclusion Lincoln implies by this line of rhetorical reasoning is the injustice of slavery . Thurow states : Lincoln must make men aware that ...
... God's direction of the war was a fitting national chastisement . The logical and paramount conclusion Lincoln implies by this line of rhetorical reasoning is the injustice of slavery . Thurow states : Lincoln must make men aware that ...
Contents
The Political Utility of Religion | 23 |
The Political Accommodation of Religion | 85 |
Bibliography | 223 |
Copyright | |
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