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Abraham LincolnOCOs 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 LincolnOCOs religious views and an informative launch pad for further academic inquiry. A singular key to LincolnOCOs personality, especially during the presidential years, rests with his evolving faith perspective. After surveying LincolnOCOs early childhood as a Hard-Shell Baptist in Kentucky and Indiana, the authors chronicle his move from skepticism to participation in Episcopal circles during his years in Springfield, and, finally, after the death of son Eddie, to Presbyterianism. They explore LincolnOCOs relationship with the nationOCOs faiths as president, the impact of his son WillieOCOs death, his adaptation of Puritan covenant theory to a nation at war, the role of prayer during his presidency, and changes in his faith as reflected in the Emanc

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Author

Ferenc Morton Szasz; Margaret Connell Szasz

Publisher

Southern Illinois University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780809333226

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Christian, Memoir, History