Lincoln's Sacred Effort Defining Religion's

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.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(6)

Religious Politics and Political Religion

7

(16)

The Political Utility of Religion

23

(62)

The Political Accommodation of Religion

85

(40)

The Political Vices of Religion: An Interpretation of the Temperance Address

125

(38)

The Political Limits of Reason and Religion: An Interpretation of the Second Inaugural Address

163

(60)

Bibliography

223

(10)

Index to Lincoln's Speeches and Writings

233

(6)

General Index

239

(14)

About the Author

253

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

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