At Gettysburg, Lincoln resolved that this nation, under God would not perish, and in his second Inaugural he called for firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right. This book sheds light on how the Great Emancipator's religious views shaped his vision for a new America.
At Gettysburg, Lincoln resolved that this nation, under God would not perish, and in his second Inaugural he called for firmness in the right, as God ...
Sheds light on how the Great Emancipator's personal trust in a living God shaped his vision for a new America. The author shows that Lincoln presented a comprehensive interpretation of political order founded upon American democratic and religious traditions. He also reveals the consistency between Lincoln's public and private religious views.
Sheds light on how the Great Emancipator's personal trust in a living God shaped his vision for a new America. The author shows that Lincoln presented...
Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Each chapter is devoted to one of these major themes about Lincoln:
- The Declaration and equality
- Political ambition
- Race and slavery
- His democratic political leadership
- Executive power
- Religion and politics
- The Union and the role...
Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's ...
Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Each chapter is devoted to one of these major themes about Lincoln:
- The Declaration and equality
- Political ambition
- Race and slavery
- His democratic political leadership
- Executive power
- Religion and politics
- The Union and the role...
Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's ...
To fully understand and appreciate Abraham Lincoln's legacy, it is important to examine the society that influenced the life, character, and leadership of the man who would become the Great Emancipator. Editors Joseph R. Fornieri and Sara Vaughn Gabbard have done just that in Lincoln's America: 1809-1865, a collection of original essays by ten eminent historians that place Lincoln within his nineteenth-century cultural context.
Among the topics explored in Lincoln's America are religion, education, middle-class family life, the antislavery movement, politics, and law. Of...
To fully understand and appreciate Abraham Lincoln's legacy, it is important to examine the society that influenced the life, character, and leader...
What constitutes Lincoln s political greatness as a statesman? As a great leader, he saved the Union, presided over the end of slavery, and helped to pave the way for an interracial democracy. His great speeches provide enduring wisdom about human equality, democracy, free labor, and free society. Joseph R. Fornieri contends that Lincoln s political genius is best understood in terms of a philosophical statesmanship that united greatness of thought and action, one that combined theory and practice. This philosophical statesmanship, Fornieri argues, can best be understood in terms of six...
What constitutes Lincoln s political greatness as a statesman? As a great leader, he saved the Union, presided over the end of slavery, and helped ...
Joseph R. Fornieri Sara Vaughn Gabbard Herman Belz
To fully understand and appreciate Abraham Lincoln's legacy, it is important to examine the society that influenced the life, character, and leadership of the man who would become the Great Emancipator. Editors Joseph R. Fornieri and Sara Vaughn Gabbard have done just that in" Lincoln's America: 1809-1865," a collection of new and original essays by ten eminent historians that place Lincoln within his nineteenth-century cultural context.Among the topics explored in" Lincoln's America "are religion, education, middle-class family life, the antislavery movement, politics, and law. Of particular...
To fully understand and appreciate Abraham Lincoln's legacy, it is important to examine the society that influenced the life, character, and leadershi...
