Lincoln's Battle with God - Stephen Mansfield

Lincoln's Battle with God

By Stephen Mansfield

  • Release Date: 2012-11-12
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
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Join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield as he dives into the incredible story of Abraham Lincoln's spiritual life and draws from it a deeper meaning that's sure to inspire us all. 

Abraham Lincoln is, undoubtedly, among the most beloved of all U.S. presidents. He helped to abolish slavery, gave the world some of its most memorable speeches, and redefined the meaning of America. He did all of this with endless wisdom, compassion, and wit. Yet, throughout his life, Lincoln fought with God.

In his early years in Illinois, he rejected even the existence of God and became the village atheist. In time, this changed but still, he wrestled with the truth of the Bible, preachers, doctrines, the will of God, the providence of God, and then, finally, God's purposes in the Civil War. Still, on the day he was shot, Lincoln said he longed to go to Jerusalem to walk in the Savior's steps.

In this thrilling journey through a largely unknown part of American history, Mansfield traces Lincoln's exploring:
Lincoln's lifelong spiritual journeyThe ways that Lincoln's faith shaped his presidency and beyondHow Lincoln's struggle with faith can inspire modern believers
Let Lincoln's Battle with God show you Lincoln's life and legacy in a brand new light.

Reviews

  • Compelling and Revealing

    5
    By Alan-in-Seattle
    In the wake of Stephen Spielberg's contribution to the Lincoln legacy, Mr Mansfield has done us the wonderful service of leading us along the great President's spiritual journey. The journey follows paths not unlike those trodden by our modern-day atheists, but it ends in a theater where the central character speaks of his longing for a journey to the holy land where he can walk in the footsteps of the Savior. The book is wonderfully readable, insightful, enlightening, and scholarly. Mr. Manfield's Lincoln is a complex character, tormented by battles with depression, who nevertheless comes to recognize that the way of true greatness for the nation Is found through submission to the God who rules the destinies of men and of nations. Highly recommended.

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