Abraham Lincoln: Lessons in Spiritual Leadership

I have always been afraid of Trueblood, though of course, I never had cause to feel that way. Perhaps I should rather say I have been intimidated by him. As an alumna of Earlham School of Religion, I often had classes in the room named for him, and often sat looking at his formidable visage.

His book on Lincoln's spiritual leadership made me understand a greater humanity in both men. So much of what I had understood (or thought i had) about Trueblood was uninformed personal angst about not being smart enough. So much of what I had understood (or thought i had) about American civil religion was directly related to Lincoln, and I never realized this.

Two examples:
Thanksgiving: I thought we just always did this.
"Under God": Even though I show more have heard the Gettysburg Address, I never correlated the two.

But even more than these two rather glaring examples, I enjoyed having the many Biblical references which littered both Lincoln's speech and writing explicated. Abraham Lincoln was truly a President who acted with faith and spoke with faith and believed that his faith would carry not only himself, but the Union, AND the Confederacy, to fulfill what God had ordained. show less

Rated: C
Trueblood is known as a preeminent author of religious books. This one was a good one as a look into the spiritual life of Lincoln. Just a few enlightening items for me. Overall, good, but not great.

When one considers the life of Abraham Lincoln and those who knew him, one could come to the conclusion that he was not a Christian. But God's Holy Word tells us in First Corinthians 4:5 "Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God."
After reading Mr. Elton Trueblood's book "Abraham Lincoln: Lessons in Spiritual Leadership" I truly believe that Abraham Lincoln was definitely a Christian.
Read this book and see the evidence that he presents.