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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... called on both politician and preacher to promote this " political religion . " If this sentiment constituted the only expression of Lincoln's understanding of the relationship between religion and republican government , one would be ...
... called on both politician and preacher to promote this " political religion . " If this sentiment constituted the only expression of Lincoln's understanding of the relationship between religion and republican government , one would be ...
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... called divinely inspired with that of the tyrant , for neither seeks political legitimacy on the only terms amenable to all men — that of human reason . Both effect their rule by strength , whether by mere superiority of votes or arms ...
... called divinely inspired with that of the tyrant , for neither seeks political legitimacy on the only terms amenable to all men — that of human reason . Both effect their rule by strength , whether by mere superiority of votes or arms ...
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... called him a ' Christian without a Creed . ' This may be the least inadequate phrase . " William J. Wolf , The Religion of Abraham Lincoln ( New York : Seabury Press , 1963 ) , 197 ; originally published in 1959 under the title The ...
... called him a ' Christian without a Creed . ' This may be the least inadequate phrase . " William J. Wolf , The Religion of Abraham Lincoln ( New York : Seabury Press , 1963 ) , 197 ; originally published in 1959 under the title The ...
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... called to promote law - abidingness , the executive must adopt the mode of a preacher to enlist the community as fellow believers . In short , while explicitly referring to " the pulpit , " and thereby invoking the aid of churches ...
... called to promote law - abidingness , the executive must adopt the mode of a preacher to enlist the community as fellow believers . In short , while explicitly referring to " the pulpit , " and thereby invoking the aid of churches ...
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... called " a political edifice of liberty and equal rights " becomes the faith that St. Thomas lacked upon hearing of the resurrection of Jesus : " blessed are they that have not seen , and yet have believed ” ( John 20 : 29b ) . Although ...
... called " a political edifice of liberty and equal rights " becomes the faith that St. Thomas lacked upon hearing of the resurrection of Jesus : " blessed are they that have not seen , and yet have believed ” ( John 20 : 29b ) . Although ...
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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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