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Lincoln and religion / Ferenc Morton Szasz with Margaret Connell Szasz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Szasz, Ferenc Morton, 1940-2010.
- Series:
- Concise Lincoln Library
- Concise Lincoln library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Religion.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Presidents--Religious life--United States.
- Presidents.
- United States--Religion--19th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (138 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- IndexAuthor Biographies; Series Statement and Other Books in the Concise Lincoln Library; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-3322-8
- OCLC:
- 870951017
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