Abraham Lincoln and the Bible : a complete compendium / Gordon Leidner.

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"How did Abraham Lincoln's lifelong study of scripture influence him as a man and, ultimately, as president? Historian Gordon Leidner believes the impact was profound-more than previously recognized-and has investigated all the known writings of Abraham Lincoln to identify, catalog, and study every...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Leidner, Gordon, 1954- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Religion. Presidents > Religious life > United States. United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State. RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Quotations. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. Politics and government. Presidents > Religious life. Religion. United States. 1861-1865 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Annals of the poor : origins of Lincoln's Calvinist roots
The mind impelled : new life in New Salem
He will do for me yet : quoting the Bible for cause
Drawing the sword : building Lincoln's biblical foundation against slavery
A house divided : debating slavery as a moral evil
A humbled instrument : rise to the presidency
The fiery trial : transforming the purpose of the war
To highly resolve : the tide of war changes
The will of God : seeking God's purpose for America, the second inaugural address
The judgments of the Lord : Lincoln's sermon for America, the Second Inaugural Address
Appendix. Lincoln's use of the Bible in the Collected Works.