Bonds of affection
Subtitle: civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln
By: Matthew S. Holland.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589011830
Subjects: Democracy -- United States -- History -- Sources; Democracy -- Religious aspects -- United States -- Sources; Charity -- Political aspects -- United States -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: "Bonds of affection" : three founding moments; title: pt. 1. Winthrop and America's point of departure. Introduction: Hawthorne's suggestion. A model of Christian charity. Two cities upon a hill; title: pt. 2. Jefferson and the founding. Introduction: 1776 - the other document. A model of natural liberty. "To close the circle of our felicities"; title: 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; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix 1. A model of Christian charity; title: Appendix 2. Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence; title: Appendix 3. Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural; title: Appendix 4. Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural.