Abraham Lincoln

Lessons in Spiritual Leadership

By: Elton Trueblood

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Paperback | 24 May 2022

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Many have explored the deep wisdom Abraham Lincoln modeled in his leadership during the Civil War; and still others have debated Lincoln’s ambiguous religious identity. But in this classic book on spiritual leadership Elton Trueblood reveals that it was precisely Lincoln’s religious convictions that shaped his leadership. America’s preeminent theologian Reinhold Niebuhr considered Lincoln his hero in both “statecraft and religion.” Here Trueblood explains why. Only Lincoln’s religious convictions explain how the President combined moral resoluteness and a shrewd ability to compromise; how he manifested certainty in committing troops to defend the promise of liberty while not succumbing to the traps of self-righteousness or triumphalism; how he could be both certain in the rightness of his cause in the face of horrible consequences to his decisions and a deep humility and openness to receiving help and insight from others. All leaders will gain deep wisdom and needed insight in these rich meditations on one of the most unique and effective leaders of all time.

Industry Reviews

"One of the most fascinating and revealing pictures of Lincoln ever published." -- Floyd S. Barringer, M.D., president of the Abraham Lincoln Association

"Trueblood serves as a worthy guide in returning us to the unparalleled drama of Lincoln within our nation's most important struggle." -- From the foreword by Gustav Niebuhr, Syracuse University, author of Beyond Tolerance

"Arguably the greatest American President, Abraham Lincoln emerged as the great spiritual leader to carry our nation through her greatest spiritual anguish. Elton Trueblood vividly traces the tangled human pilgrimage which led to such astonishing spiritual leadership and shows us what we can learn." -- Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline

"As a spiritual counselor to American presidents, from Hoover to Reagan, this is Elton Trueblood at his finest" -- Paul N. Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies, George Fox University

"A singularly persuasive and moving elucidation of Lincoln's spiritual pilgrimage." -- Charles L. Wallis, editor of Our American Heritage

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