The Biblical Texts in Memorial Sermons for Abraham Lincoln
by Mark NollThe Biblical Texts in Memorial Sermons for Abraham Lincoln Mark Noll In the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, churches and synagogues became the most prominent sites for the nation’s most fervent memorials to the slain president. Usually the centerpiece in these memorial events was a sermon, and almost always the sermon began with a […]
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Lincoln & the League
by Allen C. GuelzoLincoln & the League By Allen Guelzo The Union League of Philadelphia has occupied the grand corner of Broad and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia since 1865, and, though it remains today one of the most vibrant social and professional organizations in the city, it takes great pride in putting its Civil War-era origins on display […]
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The Convoluted and Controversial Journey of a Lincoln Statue
by Charles HubbardThe Convoluted and Controversial Journey of a Lincoln Statue By: Charles Hubbard The journey began with the idea of presenting a Lincoln statue as a gesture of friendship and peace between the United States and Great Britain in 1910. The International Commission to Celebrate the Hundred Years of Peace between two nations was established to […]
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200 Years Later
by Ed Breen210 Years Later By Ed Breen The Lincoln Memorial, Ed Breen In February of this year, we marked the 210th birthday anniversary of America’s secular saint, Abraham Lincoln, although it can be hard to separate it from the car, furniture, carpet and indoor spa sales that have somehow become barnacles on the birthday cake. And […]
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An Interview with Harold Holzer on “Monument Man”
by Harold Holzer, Sara GabbardAn Interview with Harold Holzer regarding his new book, Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French [“As one of the foremost living authorities on Abraham Lincoln, Harold Holzer has long straddled the crossroads of history and art with his own inimitable brand of scholarship. Not surprisingly, in this grandly illustrated and beautifully written […]
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