Abe Lincoln Wasn’t the Kind of Christian You Think He Was
The Daily Beast Podcast
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The Rise and Fall of the United Evangelical Front
America in the early 19th century, mid 19th century was undergoing the second great awakening. Lincoln is the first president who openly courts the evangelical churches. The churches had been tepid in their support of abolitionism before the war. But after the war, some churches embraced the liberal social gospel politics and got involved in progressive causes.
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