The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: How Faith Shaped an American President -- and Changed the Course of a NationNavPress, 2016 M01 5 - 304 pages Not long after Lincoln's assassination, the debate began: Was Lincoln a committed Christian or a confirmed skeptic? Scholar Philip Ostergard provides the answer with a thorough study of the president's references to God, the Bible, and Christian principles in his letters and speeches. The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln illustrates the depth of Lincoln's knowledge of Scripture; the Bible's influence on his character; and the development of his faith, particularly as he wrestled with the issue of slavery and led the nation through the tumultuous years of the Civil War. Readers will find this a fascinating and inspiring handbook of answers to the questions about one of our greatest presidents. |
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... Sangamon County Takes seat in 55-member Illinois House of Representatives Lincoln is granted a law license Moves to Springfield; becomes law partner of John T. Stuart Marries Mary Todd Son Robert Todd Lincoln born Son Edward (Eddy) ...
... Sangamon County Takes seat in 55-member Illinois House of Representatives Lincoln is granted a law license Moves to Springfield; becomes law partner of John T. Stuart Marries Mary Todd Son Robert Todd Lincoln born Son Edward (Eddy) ...
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... county. Then I got to New-Salem, (at that time in Sangamon, now in Menard County, where I remained a year as a sort of Clerk in a store. . . . CW III: 511 Abe Lincoln was twenty-one when he emerged from the wilderness. That same year ...
... county. Then I got to New-Salem, (at that time in Sangamon, now in Menard County, where I remained a year as a sort of Clerk in a store. . . . CW III: 511 Abe Lincoln was twenty-one when he emerged from the wilderness. That same year ...
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... Sangamon County in the state legislative body at Vandalia. He did so by writing out this statement and submitting it to the Sangamo Journal. It read in part: Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system ...
... Sangamon County in the state legislative body at Vandalia. He did so by writing out this statement and submitting it to the Sangamo Journal. It read in part: Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system ...
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