TY - BOOK AU - Holland,Matthew Scott ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Bonds of affection: civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln T2 - Religion and politics series AV - JK411 .H65 2007eb U1 - 320.973 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Georgetown University Press KW - Democracy KW - United States KW - History KW - Sources KW - Religious aspects KW - Charity KW - Political aspects KW - Politics and government KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10236737 ER -