January / February 2019 Issue

The Spiritual Lessons of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address by Douglas Lavine

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This was no “mission accomplished” speech, no self-congratulatory paean to the victor, by the victor. It was the opposite: a humble, unadorned statement by Lincoln of how he viewed the war in its larger, deeper sense.

On Pilgrimage to Jerusalem by Jonathan Parkes Allen

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This is the first in a three-part series documenting the author’s experiences in Jerusalem. Part II, “The Conflict: Outskirts of Jerusalem,” can be found in our April 2019 issue. Part III, "Destination:…