Abraham Lincoln and the Bible - 9780809339006

Abraham Lincoln and the BibleA Complete Compendium\nAuthor(s): Gordon Leidner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Southern Illinois University Press, United States\nImprint: Southern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780809339006, 978-0809339006\nSynopsis\nLincolns life and leadership through the lens of the Bible\n\n How did Abraham Lincolns lifelong study of scripture influence him as a man and, ultimately, as president? Historian Gordon Leidner believes the impact was profoundmore than previously recognizedand has investigated all the known writings of Abraham Lincoln to identify, catalog, and study every instance in which Lincoln quoted from or alluded to the Bible. Rather than dwelling on the never-ending debate about Lincolns religious beliefs, Leidner shows how scripture affected Lincoln personally, professionally, and politically.\n\n Leidner offers first a short biography that focuses on Lincolns use of the Bible, how it shaped him as a person, how its influence changed over t.