Bonds of affection civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln /
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
c2007.
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| Serier: | Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Prologue: "Bonds of affection" : three founding moments
- pt. 1. Winthrop and America's point of departure. Introduction: Hawthorne's suggestion. A model of Christian charity. Two cities upon a hill
- pt. 2. Jefferson and the founding. Introduction: 1776 - the other document. A model of natural liberty. "To close the circle of our felicities"
- pt. 3. Lincoln's refounding. Introduction: From Tom to Abe : the agapic ends of America's bloodiest war. "Hail fall of furry! Reign of reason, all hail." "This nation under God." A model of civic charity
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1. A model of Christian charity
- Appendix 2. Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence
- Appendix 3. Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural
- Appendix 4. Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural.