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"Dissecting [Lincoln's quest for meaning] forms the core of Redeemer President, and the job Mr. Guelzo does of it is masterly," wrote Bret Louis Stephens in The Wall Street Journal. "It is a testament to the strength of Redeemer Presidentthat the matters it addresses resist easy summary. The value of the book itself, however, is easy to state: Out of the countless volumes written about our 16th president, it ranks quite simply among the best." The January 3 article is available online, but for a small fee.

The March/April 1999issue of Family Policy, a publication from the Family Research Council, focused on Lincoln and his religion. Allen Guelzoauthored two of the articles, " Forging a Moral Vision for a 'Don't Care' Society" and " Learning From Lincoln: Six Steps Toward Moral Statesmanship." The issue also included " The Ambiguous Religion of Abraham Lincoln" by Mark A. Noll.The cover of the first issue of Books & Cultureexamined " The Struggle for Lincoln's Soul" in an article by historian Mark Noll (the article, not available on the Web in its B & C form, was later adapted for Christianity Today and is available online).

Allen Guelzo's articles for Books & Cultureinclude a review of David Herbert Donald's Lincoln (titled The Lost History of American Intellectual Life) in the November/December 1996 [page 25, print only] issue and "Soulless | If consciousness is only an illusion, it's the greatest mistake human beings have ever made" (Jan/Feb 1998, page 20, print only).

Guelzo also reviewedR. C. Sproul's Willing To Believe: The Controversy Over Free Will in the March 2, 1998 issue of Christianity Today.Books & Culture Corner appears Mondays at ChristianityToday.com. Earlier Books & Culture Corners include:Nancy Drew and the Wine-Dark Sea | The importance of good literature—and how to get young people to read it. By Sarah Cowie (Feb. 14, 2000)

Spring in Purgatory: Dante, Botticelli, C. S. Lewis, and a Lost Masterpiece | The most popular illustration of Dante's "Divine Comedy" has remained effectively "lost" for 500 years—although millions have seen it and admired it. By Kathryn Lindskoog (Feb. 7, 2000)

Playwright, Dissident, Czech President … Who Is This Man? | A new biography of áclav Havel fills in important blanks, but omits his theology. By Jim Sire (Jan. 31, 2000)

An Open Letter to the U. S. Black Religious, Intellectual, and Political Leadership Regarding AIDS and the Sexual Holocaust in Africa (Jan. 24, 2000)

Tony Blair's Devolution Revolution | Paving the way for peace in the United Kingdom. By Michael LeRoy (Jan. 17, 2000)

Loving the Alien, in Sickness and in Health | Too many recipients of health care today feel neither tolerated nor entitled, let alone loved. By Diane Komp (Jan. 10, 2000)

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