Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer PresidentAn enlightening "intellectual biography" of Lincoln, Allen Guelzo's peerless account of America's most celebrated president explores the role of ideas in Lincoln's life, treating him as a serious thinker deeply involved in the nineteenth-century debates over politics, religion, and culture. Written with passion and dramatic impact, Guelzo's masterful study offers a revealing new perspective on a man whose life was in many ways a paradox. Since its original publication in 1999, Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President has garnered numerous accolades, not least the prestigious 2000 Lincoln Prize. As journalist Richard N. Ostling has noted, "Much has been written about Lincoln's belief and disbelief," but Guelzo's extraordinary account "goes deeper." |
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User Review - twatson79 - LibraryThingVery engaging biography on Lincoln, detailing his philosophy, religiosity, and general thought life. Guelzo does well in showing Lincoln to be a man of deep convictions as well as showing how those ... Read full review
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This was a wonderful read, full of information. One criticism I have is I thought Guelzo went out of his way to declare Lincoln a non-Christian. I would highly recommend this biography.
Contents
The Strife of Ideas | 3 |
The American System | 26 |
The Costs of Union | 64 |
The Doctrine of Necessity | 102 |
The Fuel of Interest | 143 |
Moral Principle Is All That Unites Us | 185 |
An Accidental President | 228 |
War in a Conciliatory Style | 269 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President Library of Religious Biography |
| Author | Allen C. Guelzo |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0802842933, 9780802842930 |
| Length | 516 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Political Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State History / United States / 19th Century |
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