Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government

by Lucas E. Morel, Lucas E. Morel Washington and Lee University and author of "Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: Defining Relig, Lucas E. Morel Washington and Lee University and author of "Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: Defining Relig

Book Overview

Lucas 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739101064
• ISBN13: 9780739101063
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"