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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... -Government Lucas E. Morel. To my wife , Cherie , our children , Luke and Hannah , my father , Carlos , and the memory of my mother , Maria ( 1941-1995 ) I am exceedingly anxious that this Union , the Constitution Dedication.
... -Government Lucas E. Morel. To my wife , Cherie , our children , Luke and Hannah , my father , Carlos , and the memory of my mother , Maria ( 1941-1995 ) I am exceedingly anxious that this Union , the Constitution Dedication.
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... Union , the Constitution , and the liberties of the people shall be perpetuated in accordance with the original idea for which that struggle was made , and I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of ...
... Union , the Constitution , and the liberties of the people shall be perpetuated in accordance with the original idea for which that struggle was made , and I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of ...
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... they would have " NO UNION WITH SLAVEHOLDERS , " calling the Constitution " a covenant with death and an agreement with hell . " 118 Though they pursued a just end , the abolition of Religious Politics and Political Religion 9.
... they would have " NO UNION WITH SLAVEHOLDERS , " calling the Constitution " a covenant with death and an agreement with hell . " 118 Though they pursued a just end , the abolition of Religious Politics and Political Religion 9.
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... Union on strictly rational or non - religious grounds . To accomplish this task , one must distinguish between Lincoln's own religious views and his actions in office with respect to religion . Although most of what has been written on ...
... Union on strictly rational or non - religious grounds . To accomplish this task , one must distinguish between Lincoln's own religious views and his actions in office with respect to religion . Although most of what has been written on ...
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... Union of Citizens : George Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character ( Lanham , Md .: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , Inc. , 1996 ) , esp . 76-80 . 2. " First Inaugural Address , " in The Portable Thomas Jefferson ...
... Union of Citizens : George Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character ( Lanham , Md .: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , Inc. , 1996 ) , esp . 76-80 . 2. " First Inaugural Address , " in The Portable Thomas Jefferson ...
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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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