Format:
1 online resource (138 pages)
ISBN:
9780809333226
Series Statement:
Concise Lincoln Library
Content:
Abraham Lincoln's faith has commanded more broad-based attention than that of any other American president. Although he never joined a denomination, Baptists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Episcopalians, Disciples of Christ, Spiritualists, Jews, and even atheists claim the sixteenth president as one of their own. In this concise volume, Ferenc Morton Szasz and Margaret Connell Szasz offer both an accessible survey of the development of Lincoln's religious views and an informative launch pad for further academic inquiry. A singular key to Lincoln's personality, especially during the presidential years, rests with his evolving faith perspective. After surveying Lincoln's early childhood as a Hard-Shell Baptist in Kentucky and Indiana, the authors chronicle his move from skepticism to participation in Episcopal circles during his years in Springfield, and, finally, after the death of son Eddie, to Presbyterianism. They explore Lincoln's relationship with the nation's faiths as president, the impact of his son Willie's death, his adaptation of Puritan covenant theory to a nation at war, the role of prayer during his presidency, and changes in his faith as reflected in the Emancipation Proclamation and his state papers and addresses. Finally, they evaluate Lincoln's legacy as the central figure of America's civil religion, an image sharpened by his prominent position in American currency. A closing essay by Richard W. Etulain traces the historiographical currents in the literature on Lincoln and religion, and the volume concludes with a compilation of Lincoln's own words about religion. In assessing the enigma of Lincoln's Christianity, the authors argue that despite his lack of church membership, Lincoln lived his life through a Christian ethical framework. His years as president, dominated by the Civil War and personal loss, led Lincoln to move into a
Content:
Cover -- Jacket Flaps -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations List -- Series Editor's Preface by Richard W. Etulain -- Acknowledgments by Ferenc Morton Szasz -- Acknowledgments by Margaret Connell Szasz -- Opening: Lincoln's Faith Perspective -- 1. The Ohio River Valley: Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois -- 2. Lincoln as President: 1861-65 -- Gallery of Illustrations -- 3. Lincoln as the Center of America's Civil Religion -- Conclusion: The Enigma-Was Lincoln a Christian? -- Historiography on Lincoln and Religion by Richard W. Etulain -- Lincoln on Religion: Quotations Compiled by Sara Gabbard -- Bibliography -- Index -- Author Biographies -- Series Statement and Other Books in the Concise Lincoln Library -- Back Cover.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780809333219
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780809333219
Language:
English
Keywords:
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
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Religion
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Kulturpolitik
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