Martin Marty delivered the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture on the topic, “The Wartime Abraham Lincoln and the Ironic Tradition in American.” He focused on President Lincoln as a religious thinker along with his religious beliefs. Following his remarks, he answered questions from the audience.

The Fortenbaugh Lecture occurs each year on the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The program began with a fife and drum performance of a Civil War-era song.