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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... freedom in a manner consistent with both the requirements of republican government and the purposes of God . This book interprets Lincoln's political actions and statements using Lincoln's own words as much as possible . This not ...
... freedom in a manner consistent with both the requirements of republican government and the purposes of God . This book interprets Lincoln's political actions and statements using Lincoln's own words as much as possible . This not ...
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... freedom , they reminded religious groups in particular that not all expressions of religion were socially or politically beneficial . Only " benign " or " pure " or " true " religion , though expressed in various ways , could produce a ...
... freedom , they reminded religious groups in particular that not all expressions of religion were socially or politically beneficial . Only " benign " or " pure " or " true " religion , though expressed in various ways , could produce a ...
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... freedom . But what strikes the listener as obvious Lincoln goes on to expound , if only because the disregard for law is " increasing " -a not too insignificant sign that not enough people see its dangerous connection to the potential ...
... freedom . But what strikes the listener as obvious Lincoln goes on to expound , if only because the disregard for law is " increasing " -a not too insignificant sign that not enough people see its dangerous connection to the potential ...
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... freedom " for the United States to receive " under God " a new lease on life . Other verses from Psalms 90 offer fitting parallels to the nation's crisis : Verse 3 : " Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest , Return , ye children ...
... freedom " for the United States to receive " under God " a new lease on life . Other verses from Psalms 90 offer fitting parallels to the nation's crisis : Verse 3 : " Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest , Return , ye children ...
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... freedom " the last full measure of devotion . " In short , Lincoln leaves no doubt that the dead at the Gettysburg battlefield have more than earned the memorial of November 19 , 1863 . 973 The rhetorical twist in the address , of ...
... freedom " the last full measure of devotion . " In short , Lincoln leaves no doubt that the dead at the Gettysburg battlefield have more than earned the memorial of November 19 , 1863 . 973 The rhetorical twist in the address , of ...
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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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