Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739101063)

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.

Author: Lucas E. Morel
ISBN-10: 0739101064
ISBN-13: 9780739101063
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2000
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.99w x 0.63d