Project Gutenberg 2011-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Peters, Madison Clinton 1859 1918 09003055 Abraham Lincoln's Religion Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Abraham Lincoln's Religion" by Madison Clinton Peters is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the religious beliefs and spiritual life of Abraham Lincoln, presenting a portrait of a man whose character and principles were deeply influenced by his faith. The author delves into Lincoln's upbringing, struggles, and moral convictions to illustrate how his religious sentiments shaped his responses to the challenges of his time, particularly during the Civil War. The book is structured in three main chapters: the first highlights Lincoln's character and rise from humble beginnings to prominence; the second examines the question of whether Lincoln was a Christian, considering his spiritual evolution and relationship with faith; and the third addresses why Lincoln never formally joined a church despite his strong spiritual beliefs. Peters argues that Lincoln's faith was sincere and practical, emphasizing love and moral integrity over formal dogma. Through anecdotes and historical reflections, the author portrays Lincoln as a man whose actions and principles embody true Christianity, aligning him more with the spirit of Christ than with religious institutionalism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Religion E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Religious 95614 2025-07-15T07:55:49.167578 text/html 93559 2011-09-01T04:24:12 text/html 157071 2025-07-15T07:55:54.714567 application/epub+zip 156486 2025-07-15T07:55:52.033603 application/epub+zip 104509 2025-07-15T07:55:50.877572 application/epub+zip 262853 2025-07-15T07:55:56.581090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253681 2025-07-15T07:55:53.958550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174509 2022-09-17T06:47:07.785322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80107 2025-07-15T07:55:48.829588 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80015 2011-09-01T04:24:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19304 2025-07-15T07:55:56.709055 application/rdf+xml 13101 2025-07-15T07:55:51.360564 image/jpeg 3360 2025-07-15T07:55:51.116646 image/jpeg 70312 2011-09-01T04:24:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 31484 2011-09-01T04:24:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 148591 2025-07-15T07:55:49.178587 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia