Lincoln and Religion

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Contents List of Illustrations ix Series Editor’s Preface xi Richard W. Etulain Acknowledgments xv Ferenc Morton Szasz Acknowledgments xvii Margaret Connell Szasz Opening: Lincoln’s Faith Perspective 1 1 The Ohio River Valley: Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois 6 2 Lincoln as President: 1861–65 29 3 Lincoln as the Center of America’s Civil Religion 57 Conclusion: The Enigma—Was Lincoln a Christian? 66 Historiography on Lincoln and Religion 73 Richard W. Etulain Lincoln on Religion: Quotations 85 Compiled by Sara Gabbard Bibliography 91 Index 97 ...