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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... Christianity . " Although Washington and Jefferson supported religious freedom , they reminded religious groups in particular that not all expressions of religion were socially or politically beneficial . Only " benign " or " pure " or ...
... Christianity . " Although Washington and Jefferson supported religious freedom , they reminded religious groups in particular that not all expressions of religion were socially or politically beneficial . Only " benign " or " pure " or ...
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... Christians to withdraw from public office and forgo their civic responsibilities . " Denunciations by radical abolitionists , moreover , went so far as to malign not only the American government but also American churches . 10 These ...
... Christians to withdraw from public office and forgo their civic responsibilities . " Denunciations by radical abolitionists , moreover , went so far as to malign not only the American government but also American churches . 10 These ...
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... Christian Faith and Political Action in America ( 1988 ) ; and Richard V. Pierard and Robert D. Linder , Civil Religion and the Presidency ( 1988 ) . Barton examines the various claims of those who knew Lincoln as to his religious ...
... Christian Faith and Political Action in America ( 1988 ) ; and Richard V. Pierard and Robert D. Linder , Civil Religion and the Presidency ( 1988 ) . Barton examines the various claims of those who knew Lincoln as to his religious ...
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... Christianity , or religion in general , is important to the American people only in times of crisis , at which point its influence becomes too militant for any but the greatest of statesmen to control . Lincoln saved America during the ...
... Christianity , or religion in general , is important to the American people only in times of crisis , at which point its influence becomes too militant for any but the greatest of statesmen to control . Lincoln saved America during the ...
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... Christian sentiment of the American people into a civil religion that aims to reunite the fractured populace . In keeping with the thesis that Lincoln meant to supply the deficiencies of the American Founding , Thurow posits a ...
... Christian sentiment of the American people into a civil religion that aims to reunite the fractured populace . In keeping with the thesis that Lincoln meant to supply the deficiencies of the American Founding , Thurow posits a ...
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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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22 February abolitionist Abraham Lincoln Address 22 February Address 4 March Almighty American Founding American Political Religion American regime American self-government Annual Message appeal believe Bible biblical Buren called cause chaplains Christian church citizenry citizens civil religion Claremont Institute Collected concludes Declaration of Independence divine Douglas drunkards Emancipation Proclamation Emphasis added evil faith federal freedom Gettysburg Address God's hope Illinois 27 January Inaugural Address-Final Text institutions insurgents Jaffa Jefferson John Joshua F judgment July justice law-abidingness laws letter Lincoln's political Lyceum Address Lyceum of Springfield Message to Congress moral nation paragraph passion peace perpetuation political religion prayer Presbyterian president principle reason reference Republican reverence rhetoric Second Inaugural Address slavery slaves South southern speech Springfield Temperance Address 22 temperance movement temperance reform Text 4 March thanksgiving Thurow truth U.S. Constitution Union United University Press unto vols Washingtonians William William Lloyd Garrison York Young Men's Lyceum