Lincolns Battle with God, Stephen Mansfield
Lincolns Battle with God, Stephen Mansfield
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Lincoln's Battle with God
A President's Struggle with Faith and What It Meant for America

Author: Stephen Mansfield

Narrator: Stephen Mansfield

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 05/12/2020

Synopsis

Join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield as he dives into the incredible story of Abraham Lincoln's spiritual life and draws from it a deeper meaning that's sure to inspire us all. Abraham Lincoln is, undoubtedly, among the most beloved of all U.S. presidents. He helped to abolish slavery, gave the world some of its most memorable speeches, and redefined the meaning of America. He did all of this with endless wisdom, compassion, and wit. Yet, throughout his life, Lincoln fought with God.In his early years in Illinois, he rejected even the existence of God and became the village atheist. In time, this changed but still, he wrestled with the truth of the Bible, preachers, doctrines, the will of God, the providence of God, and then, finally, God's purposes in the Civil War. Still, on the day he was shot, Lincoln said he longed to go to Jerusalem to walk in the Savior's steps.In this thrilling journey through a largely unknown part of American history, Mansfield traces Lincoln's exploring:Lincoln's lifelong spiritual journeyThe ways that Lincoln's faith shaped his presidency and beyondHow Lincoln's struggle with faith can inspire modern believersLet Lincoln's Battle with God show you Lincoln's life and legacy in a brand new light.

About Stephen Mansfield

Stephen Mansfield is the New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln's Battle with God, The Faith of Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, Searching for God and Guinness, and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Beverly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by T.M.

I like just about any book about Lincoln, so I can't say that I didn't like this book. It was just disappointing. I felt as though Mansfield definitely leapt to conclusions too quickly and jumped through a lot of hoops to classify Lincoln's religious beliefs without concrete evidence. He will write s......more

Goodreads review by George P.

Lincoln’s Battle with God will disappoint two kinds of readers: secularists and Christian nationalists, both of whom want to claim America’s sixteenth president as wholly their own. He is neither, however. As Stephen Mansfield writes, “The silencing of Lincoln’s faith by the secular and the exaggera......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Just as he is for many Americans, Abraham Lincoln is one of my heroes. Honest, steadfast, witty, and determined, he guided our nation through one of our most difficult times. I remember hearing several years ago that he was an atheist and that any language about faith in his speeches was just for po......more

Goodreads review by GrandpaBooks

Mr. Mansfield's argument in this very well written book can be summed up using his own words found on page 186 "...He had hated God, had felt tortured and rejected by him, like Job of old. Utimately and through a process of years, Lincoln came to see God as good and just. He learned to rely on his c......more

Goodreads review by A.L.

I've always known that Lincoln was our best president, and this book only further confirmed it. Lincoln was a great character--very complex, conflicted, and even contradictory at times. This book had a very speculative feeling to it. A lot of different arguments were presented. But I think this re......more

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