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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... faith , which they may prefer or profess ... I assure you very explicitly , that in my opinion the conscientious scruples of all men should be treated with great delicacy and tenderness ; and it is my wish and desire , that the laws may ...
... faith , which they may prefer or profess ... I assure you very explicitly , that in my opinion the conscientious scruples of all men should be treated with great delicacy and tenderness ; and it is my wish and desire , that the laws may ...
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... faith that all citizens could believe in and practice to the benefit of their common government . Curiously enough , given Abraham Lincoln's penchant for employing a telling biblical metaphor or allusion , his speeches and writings ...
... faith that all citizens could believe in and practice to the benefit of their common government . Curiously enough , given Abraham Lincoln's penchant for employing a telling biblical metaphor or allusion , his speeches and writings ...
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... faith ( or lack thereof ) . Lincoln becomes either " the mere Politician " or " the pious man " of Washington's Farewell Address . But an examination of his speeches and writings shows that Lincoln transcends the mere politician and the ...
... faith ( or lack thereof ) . Lincoln becomes either " the mere Politician " or " the pious man " of Washington's Farewell Address . But an examination of his speeches and writings shows that Lincoln transcends the mere politician and the ...
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... 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 beliefs , while ...
... 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 beliefs , while ...
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... faith of Lincoln with that of American slaves . Lincoln thus becomes not only the political savior of the enslaved blacks but their spiritual brother as well . As a result , his public theology is " black , " and not what many ...
... faith of Lincoln with that of American slaves . Lincoln thus becomes not only the political savior of the enslaved blacks but their spiritual brother as well . As a result , his public theology is " black , " and not what many ...
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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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