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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... almost chosen people , for perpetuating the object of that great struggle . Lincoln's address to the New Jersey Senate at Trenton February 21 , 1861 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Religious Politics and Political Religion.
... almost chosen people , for perpetuating the object of that great struggle . Lincoln's address to the New Jersey Senate at Trenton February 21 , 1861 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Religious Politics and Political Religion.
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... perpetuation of the free government established by the American Revolution depended on this patriotic law - abidingness and called on both politician and preacher to promote this " political religion . " If this sentiment constituted ...
... perpetuation of the free government established by the American Revolution depended on this patriotic law - abidingness and called on both politician and preacher to promote this " political religion . " If this sentiment constituted ...
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... perpetuation of American self- government.1 Current , in a chapter entitled " The Instrument of God , " briefly reviews the various claims of Lincoln's piety or " infidelity ” and provides a short bibliography on essential readings for ...
... perpetuation of American self- government.1 Current , in a chapter entitled " The Instrument of God , " briefly reviews the various claims of Lincoln's piety or " infidelity ” and provides a short bibliography on essential readings for ...
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... perpetuation of our political institutions . " Lincoln attempts to solve this problem with a " political religion " that preaches " a reverence for the constitution and laws . " In the second , Jaffa explicates Lincoln's 1842 speech to ...
... perpetuation of our political institutions . " Lincoln attempts to solve this problem with a " political religion " that preaches " a reverence for the constitution and laws . " In the second , Jaffa explicates Lincoln's 1842 speech to ...
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... Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions , " Lincoln refers to the equality principle as " a proposition . " However , there he states that the American Founders " aspired to display before an admiring world , a practical ...
... Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions , " Lincoln refers to the equality principle as " a proposition . " However , there he states that the American Founders " aspired to display before an admiring world , a practical ...
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