03462nam 2200637 a 450 991045218250332120200520144314.01-58901-277-11-4356-2727-X(CKB)1000000000482461(EBL)547797(OCoLC)614491762(SSID)ssj0000113695(PQKBManifestationID)11141580(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000113695(PQKBWorkID)10101582(PQKB)10516614(MiAaPQ)EBC547797(OCoLC)191902047(MdBmJHUP)muse3245(Au-PeEL)EBL547797(CaPaEBR)ebr10236737(EXLCZ)99100000000048246120070221d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBonds of affection[electronic resource] civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln /Matthew S. HollandWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20071 online resource (334 p.)Religion and politics seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-183-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: "Bonds of affection" : three founding moments -- pt. 1. Winthrop and America's point of departure. Introduction: Hawthorne's suggestion. A model of Christian charity. Two cities upon a hill -- pt. 2. Jefferson and the founding. Introduction: 1776 - the other document. A model of natural liberty. "To close the circle of our felicities" -- pt. 3. Lincoln's refounding. Introduction: From Tom to Abe : the agapic ends of America's bloodiest war. "Hail fall of furry! Reign of reason, all hail." "This nation under God." A model of civic charity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. A model of Christian charity -- Appendix 2. Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence -- Appendix 3. Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural -- Appendix 4. Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural.Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. Matthew Holland examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity, revealing both the problems and possibilities of making it a political ideal. Holland first looks at early American literature and seminal speeches by Winthrop to show how the Puritan theology of this famed 17th century governor of the Massachusetts Colony (he who first envisioned America as a City upReligion and politics series (Georgetown University)DemocracyUnited StatesHistorySourcesDemocracyReligious aspectsSourcesCharityPolitical aspectsUnited StatesSourcesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentSourcesElectronic books.DemocracyHistoryDemocracyReligious aspectsCharityPolitical aspects320.973Holland Matthew Scott1966-944128MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452182503321Bonds of affection2131145UNINA