Come Join Us to Celebrate the LGDC Study Forum Turning 10 Years Old
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. Monday, August 7, 2023 The Lincoln Group of D.C. Study Forum is 10-Years Old!! Come join the...
The story of Abraham Lincoln’s faith and intellectual life—updated and revised with a new preface. Guelzo explores the role of ideas in Lincoln’s life, treating him as a serious thinker deeply involved in the 19th-century debates over politics, religion, and culture. Guelzo relates the outward events of Lincoln’s life to his inner spiritual struggles and sets them both against the intellectual backdrop of his age. The 16th president emerges as a creative yet profoundly paradoxical man—possessed of deep moral and religious character yet without adherence to organized religion.
More than a masterful biography of a great American figure, this volume also provides important insights into the ideas that have shaped the American landscape. Based on new materials recovered from the papers of Lincoln's early biographers, Guelzo's work sheds light on the intellectual conflicts that once led to civil war--and that still influence today's "culture wars".
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All members of the Lincoln Group are welcome to participate in this study and discussion group. The Study Forum meets once a month on a Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. Most often, we learn from a recently published book about Lincoln or his era. Members submit questions to a facilitator who organizes the meeting format for maximum engagement.
You are welcome to join at any time regardless of your personal knowledge level. We are all learning together to better appreciate the leadership and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. We ask that you do the reading and participate in the conversation. While we have always met in person at the Ford's Theatre Learning Center, we are currently Zoomers, meeting from the comfort of our homes.
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Current Discussion Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President