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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... references ( p . ) and indexes . ISBN 0-7391-0105-6 ( cloth : alk . paper ) -ISBN 0-7391-0106-4 ( paper : alk . paper ) 1. Lincoln , Abraham , 1809-1865 - Views on religion and politics . 2. United States - Politics and government ...
... references ( p . ) and indexes . ISBN 0-7391-0105-6 ( cloth : alk . paper ) -ISBN 0-7391-0106-4 ( paper : alk . paper ) 1. Lincoln , Abraham , 1809-1865 - Views on religion and politics . 2. United States - Politics and government ...
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... references to and praise of the Founding Fathers attest , Lincoln sought to perpetuate the " practical demonstration " of self - government in a manner consistent with the American Founding . As this project included a consistent and ...
... references to and praise of the Founding Fathers attest , Lincoln sought to perpetuate the " practical demonstration " of self - government in a manner consistent with the American Founding . As this project included a consistent and ...
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... reference to Lincoln's appreciation that the nation's religious sentiments were " transcendent supports which the essentially temporal and temporary political enterprise seems to require . " " American Constitutionalism and the Virtue ...
... reference to Lincoln's appreciation that the nation's religious sentiments were " transcendent supports which the essentially temporal and temporary political enterprise seems to require . " " American Constitutionalism and the Virtue ...
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... reference to Lovejoy's murder in his Lyceum Address.13 In January 1837 Lincoln highlighted the general menace of mob rule in a speech before the Illinois Legislature . In it he stated his opposition to encouraging " that lawless and ...
... reference to Lovejoy's murder in his Lyceum Address.13 In January 1837 Lincoln highlighted the general menace of mob rule in a speech before the Illinois Legislature . In it he stated his opposition to encouraging " that lawless and ...
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... reference to " the pulpit " heads a list that calls for the gospel of law - abidingness also to be " proclaimed in legislative halls , and enforced in courts of justice . " But why does he omit its proclamation from the seat of the ...
... reference to " the pulpit " heads a list that calls for the gospel of law - abidingness also to be " proclaimed in legislative halls , and enforced in courts of justice . " But why does he omit its proclamation from the seat of the ...
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