[PDF.39ze] Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America―Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln (Religion and Politics)

Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America―Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln (Religion and Politics)

[PDF.do94] Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America―Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln (Religion and Politics)

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 | #1912195 in Books |  Georgetown University Press |  2007-10-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.90 x.73 x6.04l,1.01 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

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||13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.| Charity as the Form of Political Bonds|By David M. Pence|Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the American Founding
Professor Matthew Holland has written a book with a great back cover filled with the effusive praise of well known political thinkers. The inside is even better.
He takes seriously both tablets of biblical religion (the vertical love of God and the h| ||"A thoughtfully and carefully crafted book...Holland's command of the literature and critical analysis of the texts are truly impressive."―Library Journal|"A book well worth reading, both in terms of its insights into American politics and as an exam

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 h...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America―Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln (Religion and Politics)   |  Matthew S. Holland.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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