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Bonds of affection : civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln /
Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. Matthew Holland examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity, re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. Matthew Holland examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity, revealing both the problems and possibilities of making it a political ideal. Holland first looks at early American literature and seminal speeches by Winthrop to show how the Puritan theology of this famed 17th century governor of the Massachusetts Colony (he who first envisioned America as a City up. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 321 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435627277 143562727X 9781589012776 1589012771 |