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Professor Ed Larson Appears in "The Prayers of Both Could Not be Answered" Video -- National Museum of American Religion

Professor Edward J. Larson appears in the video "The Prayers of Both Could Not be Answered," released by the National Museum of American Religion.  The video commemorates President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. 

From "The Prayers of Both Could Not be Answered"

Lincoln, a layman with no standing in a church and no formal training as a theologian, nonetheless offered a complex picture of God's rule over the world and a morally nuanced picture of American's destiny.

By contrast, most the country's recognized religious leaders offered a thin, simple view of God's providence and a morally juvenile view of the nation and its fate. -- Mark Noll

The video may be viewed at The Prayers of Both Could Not be Answered