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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... religion of the nation . ” 2 Lincoln believed that the perpetuation of the free government established by the ... civil religion in addition to his strictly " political " religion of reverent obedience to the laws . But while the ...
... religion of the nation . ” 2 Lincoln believed that the perpetuation of the free government established by the ... civil religion in addition to his strictly " political " religion of reverent obedience to the laws . But while the ...
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... religious character that could lead to excesses inimical to constitutional ... religion , presented Lincoln with a political burden intrinsic to free ... civil and religious liberty , Lincoln sought to protect religious freedom in ...
... religious character that could lead to excesses inimical to constitutional ... religion , presented Lincoln with a political burden intrinsic to free ... civil and religious liberty , Lincoln sought to protect religious freedom in ...
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... religion's place in a free society . Lincoln's statesmanship of theological politics displayed an acute awareness of ... Civil Religion ( San Francisco : Harper & Row , Publishers , 1980 ) , 12 , wherein Bellah states that in America ...
... religion's place in a free society . Lincoln's statesmanship of theological politics displayed an acute awareness of ... Civil Religion ( San Francisco : Harper & Row , Publishers , 1980 ) , 12 , wherein Bellah states that in America ...
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... Civil and Religious Liberty " ( Claremont , Calif .: Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy , 1990 ) , 17 . Chapter 1 Religious Politics and Political Religion The most significant 6 Introduction.
... Civil and Religious Liberty " ( Claremont , Calif .: Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy , 1990 ) , 17 . Chapter 1 Religious Politics and Political Religion The most significant 6 Introduction.
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... civil religion or public faith that all citizens could believe in and practice to the benefit of their common government . Curiously enough , given ... religion that his political exhortation has is the religious commitment or 8 Chapter One.
... civil religion or public faith that all citizens could believe in and practice to the benefit of their common government . Curiously enough , given ... religion that his political exhortation has is the religious commitment or 8 Chapter One.
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