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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... Almighty , and of this , his almost chosen people , for perpetuating the object of that great struggle . Lincoln's address to the New Jersey Senate at Trenton February 21 , 1861 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Religious ...
... Almighty , and of this , his almost chosen people , for perpetuating the object of that great struggle . Lincoln's address to the New Jersey Senate at Trenton February 21 , 1861 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Religious ...
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... Almighty God agreeably to their consciences , is not only among the choicest of their blessings , but also of their rights . While men perform their social duties faithfully , they do all that society or the state can with propriety ...
... Almighty God agreeably to their consciences , is not only among the choicest of their blessings , but also of their rights . While men perform their social duties faithfully , they do all that society or the state can with propriety ...
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... Almighty God . " Lincoln as the priestly politician the statesman who enables the community to " see the limits of political action as well as be aroused to the possibilities politics provides " -reconciles the purposes of man and God ...
... Almighty God . " Lincoln as the priestly politician the statesman who enables the community to " see the limits of political action as well as be aroused to the possibilities politics provides " -reconciles the purposes of man and God ...
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... he would say of himself , “ I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty ... " " " As for the Lyceum Address , Lincoln aims to tie any future acclaim to his building up 42 Chapter Two.
... he would say of himself , “ I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty ... " " " As for the Lyceum Address , Lincoln aims to tie any future acclaim to his building up 42 Chapter Two.
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... Almighty for eventual success . The death of Union soldiers , interpreted as an expression of the fullest devotion to the cause of equal human liberty , can result in " a new birth of freedom " if the living adopt the same motive for ...
... Almighty for eventual success . The death of Union soldiers , interpreted as an expression of the fullest devotion to the cause of equal human liberty , can result in " a new birth of freedom " if the living adopt the same motive for ...
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Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-government Lucas E. Morel No preview available - 2000 |
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