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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... one's reason and faith ? Lincoln views the question of legitimacy in light of the theoretical basis and practical limitations of free government . The fundamental truths expressed in the Declaration of Independence embody the tension ...
... one's reason and faith ? Lincoln views the question of legitimacy in light of the theoretical basis and practical limitations of free government . The fundamental truths expressed in the Declaration of Independence embody the tension ...
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... One's own motives are pure ; the opponent must therefore be a sinister person ; there must be no compromise with him . You withdraw from him . You spurn his friendship . Your speeches and articles are presented not so much to your ...
... One's own motives are pure ; the opponent must therefore be a sinister person ; there must be no compromise with him . You withdraw from him . You spurn his friendship . Your speeches and articles are presented not so much to your ...
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... and " sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars " -- and exhortative tone rouse the listener to the seriousness of his cause , a seriousness evoked earlier by calls to one's patriotism and ancestry and now The Political Utility of Religion 29.
... and " sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars " -- and exhortative tone rouse the listener to the seriousness of his cause , a seriousness evoked earlier by calls to one's patriotism and ancestry and now The Political Utility of Religion 29.
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... one's patriotism and ancestry and now complemented by the aura of religion . Religion , at this point , serves the republic as the handmaiden of government in the latter's effort to ensure obedience to its laws - an obedience conducive ...
... one's patriotism and ancestry and now complemented by the aura of religion . Religion , at this point , serves the republic as the handmaiden of government in the latter's effort to ensure obedience to its laws - an obedience conducive ...
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... one's father . Simply telling them not to disobey any law is not enough ; Lincoln must conjure up images of war and sacrifice to inspire reverent civic obedience in his audience . This does not mean that reverence is necessarily ...
... one's father . Simply telling them not to disobey any law is not enough ; Lincoln must conjure up images of war and sacrifice to inspire reverent civic obedience in his audience . This does not mean that reverence is necessarily ...
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22 February abolitionist Abraham Lincoln Address 22 February Address 4 March Almighty American Founding American Political Religion American regime American self-government Annual Message appeal believe Bible biblical Buren called cause chaplains Christian church citizenry citizens civil religion Claremont Institute Collected concludes Declaration of Independence divine Douglas drunkards Emancipation Proclamation Emphasis added evil faith federal freedom Gettysburg Address God's hope Illinois 27 January Inaugural Address-Final Text institutions insurgents Jaffa Jefferson John Joshua F judgment July justice law-abidingness laws letter Lincoln's political Lyceum Address Lyceum of Springfield Message to Congress moral nation paragraph passion peace perpetuation political religion prayer Presbyterian president principle reason reference Republican reverence rhetoric Second Inaugural Address slavery slaves South southern speech Springfield Temperance Address 22 temperance movement temperance reform Text 4 March thanksgiving Thurow truth U.S. Constitution Union United University Press unto vols Washingtonians William William Lloyd Garrison York Young Men's Lyceum