“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Always, in Lincoln's mature theology, there is paradox. There is starting this, yet there is also tenderness; there is melancholy, yet there… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Lincoln was equidistant from the heresy which makes a person believed that he can do nothing, and the opposite heresy which makes… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“God, Lincoln believed, is seen more clearly events that in nature, though He maybe seen there also. It is a majestic thing,… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“We are in the monsoons and we must weather it out - the way of wisdom is, instead of pining for calmer days, to… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“In the Church he (Lincoln) saw people who, though they hated war as much as the editors did, saw with clarity what the moral… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the Church, did not move to… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“Contradiction is the perfect evidence, he (Lincoln) thought, of human fallibility.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are numerous people,… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“He (Lincoln) saw how intellectually and spiritually impoverished a person would be if he was limited to his own personal resources. The Bible, he… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“From the prophets of Israel Lincoln had learned the note will idea that there can be serving people, with responsibility to the entire "family… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“Always, in Lincoln's mature theology, there is paradox. There is starting this, yet there is also tenderness; there is melancholy, yet there is also… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“He was too perplexed to please the conventional and too reverent. to please the infidels.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.” — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
“The difficulty was not that of following a moral principle at personal cost; the difficulty was that of knowing what to do when there… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share
