Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: Echoes of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809329514 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: Echoes of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer In a country where 80% of its citizens between the third grade and Medicare are fans of NASCAR or rap music, is there a place for a book on the Gettysburg Address and the King James Bible? Let's hope so. But such a project may have tough going. Fifty percent of high school diploma holders never read another book after graduation day, eighty percent of Sunday pulpiteers no longer re. Very educational This book provides lots of information and insight about Linclon and other educated people who lived in his day. In every chapter, it serves to remind us that the thinking and language of educated people today has become very profane by comparison.
E. Elmore offers chapter and verse evidence from the Bible as well as specific examples from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer to illustrate how Lincoln borrowed from these sources to imbue his speech with meanings that would resonate with his listeners. He further reveals how Lincoln used the language of his political and military enemies to promote his antislavery agenda and to advance the gospel of equality originally set forth in the Declaration of Independence.Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address focuses on a number of overlooked themes and ideas, such as the importance of literary allusion and the general public’s knowledge of the Bible in the age of Lincoln. While it has long been determined that Abr
Noll, author of The Civil War as a Theological Crisis. This book offers an extraordinarily thorough examination of the words, concepts, and literary associations of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Its arguments about the connections of this famous speech to the King James Bible are convincing; its examination of connections to Shakespeare, the Book of Common Prayer, and landmark statements of American political history are provocative in the best way.”Mark A