Lucas E. Morel, Lexington, Virginia, is the Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and Politics and Head of the Politics Department at Washington and Lee University. He is the editor of "Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to "Invisible Man"" and "Lincoln for the Ages: The Challenge of His Political Thought and Practice" and author of "Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government".