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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... American that for us to know Abraham Lincoln is to know America at its core . One reason for Lincoln's continued ... Founding Father par excellence , George Washington - had he ignored the religious sensibilities of the American people ...
... American that for us to know Abraham Lincoln is to know America at its core . One reason for Lincoln's continued ... Founding Father par excellence , George Washington - had he ignored the religious sensibilities of the American people ...
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... American Founding limited the ends of government . It did not limit the ends of man . " In working to perpetuate a government devoted to the protection of both civil and religious liberty , Lincoln sought to protect religious freedom in ...
... American Founding limited the ends of government . It did not limit the ends of man . " In working to perpetuate a government devoted to the protection of both civil and religious liberty , Lincoln sought to protect religious freedom in ...
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Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government Lucas E. Morel. The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshipping Almighty God agreeably to their consciences , is not only among the ... American Founding as Introduction 5.
Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government Lucas E. Morel. The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshipping Almighty God agreeably to their consciences , is not only among the ... American Founding as Introduction 5.
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Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government Lucas E. Morel. 8. Harry V. Jaffa , " The American Founding as the Best Regime : The Bonding of Civil and Religious Liberty " ( Claremont , Calif .: Claremont Institute for the Study ...
Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government Lucas E. Morel. 8. Harry V. Jaffa , " The American Founding as the Best Regime : The Bonding of Civil and Religious Liberty " ( Claremont , Calif .: Claremont Institute for the Study ...
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... Founding Fathers by his dedication to an American constitutional democracy maintained by the virtues of the citizenry as well as their elected leaders . In two noteworthy chapters , " The Teaching Concerning Political Salvation ” and ...
... Founding Fathers by his dedication to an American constitutional democracy maintained by the virtues of the citizenry as well as their elected leaders . In two noteworthy chapters , " The Teaching Concerning Political Salvation ” and ...
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