Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

3737 Seminary Road,Alexandria VA 22304

11 December, 2022

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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham will be joining us on campus to discuss the origins and implications of Abraham Lincoln's theology from his recent book And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. Jon Meacham brings to light the conscience that drove Abraham Lincoln to make certain political decisions in confronting secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America. In a recent interview with NPR, Meacham emphasized the importance of understanding Lincoln's conscience and moral leadership, showing us that " if you send someone to the pinnacle of American power who has no conscience, who has no moral compass, then American democracy and the cause of liberty will suffer and possibly die.". About the Lecturer Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer. The Rogers Chair in the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, he is the author of the New York Times bestsellers His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, American Gospel, and Franklin and Winston. A fellow of the Society of American Historians. Meacham lives in Nashville. Jon Meacham on the Today show Jon Meacham's views on Christian Nationalism