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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... sacrifice , " Wills continues , " American duty becomes again a divine imperative . The military note returns . " For Wills , Lincoln's use of biblical language served to appease a citizenry excessively prone to religious zealotry at ...
... sacrifice , " Wills continues , " American duty becomes again a divine imperative . The military note returns . " For Wills , Lincoln's use of biblical language served to appease a citizenry excessively prone to religious zealotry at ...
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... sacrifices of their forebears : " As the patriots of seventy - six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence , so to the support of the Constitution and Laws , let every American pledge his life , his property , and his ...
... sacrifices of their forebears : " As the patriots of seventy - six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence , so to the support of the Constitution and Laws , let every American pledge his life , his property , and his ...
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... sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars.25 His religious examples— “ reverence , ” “ seminaries , " " preached from the pulpit , " and " sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars " -- and exhortative tone rouse the listener to the seriousness ...
... sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars.25 His religious examples— “ reverence , ” “ seminaries , " " preached from the pulpit , " and " sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars " -- and exhortative tone rouse the listener to the seriousness ...
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... sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars . " By calling strict obedience to the laws a political " religion , " Lincoln emphasizes the seriousness of his advice and , therefore , the importance of spreading this message in the same manner ...
... sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars . " By calling strict obedience to the laws a political " religion , " Lincoln emphasizes the seriousness of his advice and , therefore , the importance of spreading this message in the same manner ...
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... sacrifice unceasingly ” as part of their obedience to all of the laws . His political religion , however , is more politics than religion.29 The only direct connection to religion is the commitment it requires of each citizen . One ...
... sacrifice unceasingly ” as part of their obedience to all of the laws . His political religion , however , is more politics than religion.29 The only direct connection to religion is the commitment it requires of each citizen . One ...
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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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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