Table of Contents:
  • Annals of the poor : origins of Lincoln's Calvinist roots
  • The mind impelled : new life in New Salem
  • He will do for me yet : quoting the Bible for cause
  • Drawing the sword : building Lincoln's biblical foundation against slavery
  • A house divided : debating slavery as a moral evil
  • A humbled instrument : rise to the presidency
  • The fiery trial : transforming the purpose of the war
  • To highly resolve : the tide of war changes
  • The will of God : seeking God's purpose for America, the second inaugural address.