During the 2015 J. Hubert Henderson Conference on Church and Ministry, Ronald C. White Jr., professor emeritus of American religious history at San Francisco Theological Seminary, addressed "Abraham Lincoln's Faith Journey and Our Ministry Stories."

"A Task Before Me: Lincoln's Farewell Address at Springfield" Lincoln, on the morning he departed Springfield in 1861 to become the president of the United States, in a mere 152 words, offered a heartfelt farewell. Why does it speak so eloquently across the years?

 

"270+2 Words: The Gettysburg Address" The Gettysburg Address can best be understood not standing starkly alone, but when compared to his other pearls. Only 272 words, in a profoundly political speech, Lincoln departed from his written text to add the words, “under God.” How did these two words change the meaning of the whole address? Why has it stood the test of time?

 "Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: A Public Voice of Faith" Lincoln’s Second Inaugural is the second shortest inaugural address ever offered. The next day a newspaper correspondent called it, “Lincoln’s Sermon on the Mount.” Lincoln mentions God 14 times, quotes the Bible four times, and invokes prayer three times. How can Lincoln’s Second Inaugural be a model for a public voice of faith in contemporary America?

During the 2015 J. Hubert Henderson Conference on Church and Ministry, Ronald C. White Jr., professor emeritus of American religious history at San Francisco Theological Seminary, addressed "Abraham Lincoln's Faith Journey and Our Ministry Stories."

"A Task Before Me: Lincoln's Farewell Address at Springfield" Lincoln, on the morning he departed Springfield in 1861 to become the president of the United States, in a mere 152 words, offered a heartfelt farewell. Why does it speak so eloquently across the years?

 

"270+2 Words: The Gettysburg Address" The Gettysburg Address can best be understood not standing starkly alone, but when compared to his other pearls. Only 272 words, in a profoundly political speech, Lincoln departed from his written text to add the words, “under God.” How did these two words change the meaning of the whole address? Why has it stood the test of time?

 "Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: A Public Voice of Faith" Lincoln’s Second Inaugural is the second shortest inaugural address ever offered. The next day a newspaper correspondent called it, “Lincoln’s Sermon on the Mount.” Lincoln mentions God 14 times, quotes the Bible four times, and invokes prayer three times. How can Lincoln’s Second Inaugural be a model for a public voice of faith in contemporary America?