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... Lincoln as an inspiration for a form of religion which really did not appeal to Lincoln himself , whose religion was Bible centered in its highly personal reading of God's activity in the nation's history . Civil religion appears not to ...
... Lincoln as an inspiration for a form of religion which really did not appeal to Lincoln himself , whose religion was Bible centered in its highly personal reading of God's activity in the nation's history . Civil religion appears not to ...
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... Lincoln ( and potentially of our own ! ) mushroomed early , even at times from people who had known Lincoln well . In selective memory , Lincoln's law partner Herndon , chose genuine Lincolnian traits of character and puffed them up ...
... Lincoln ( and potentially of our own ! ) mushroomed early , even at times from people who had known Lincoln well . In selective memory , Lincoln's law partner Herndon , chose genuine Lincolnian traits of character and puffed them up ...
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... LINCOLN'S SIGNIFICANCE IN THE CIVIL RELIGION DEBATE It now becomes possible to assess the significance of Lin- coln for the controversy over civil ... Lincoln 57 and of its polemical use 56 Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion.
... LINCOLN'S SIGNIFICANCE IN THE CIVIL RELIGION DEBATE It now becomes possible to assess the significance of Lin- coln for the controversy over civil ... Lincoln 57 and of its polemical use 56 Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion.
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