Lincoln and religion

[LincolnMan]

I believe Lincoln's views on God evolved during the course of his lifetime. We know he was exposed to church early on as his folks were Baptists. As he grew into a young man he read literature of some of the skeptics and seemed to be influenced enough by them to have become at least an agnostic if not an atheist. However, as he got older he seemed to have moved to Deism. This position seemed to change in the last years of his life as events like the death of Willie and the Civil War took place. It appears he came to have a strong faith in God. Did he become Christian? Some authors claim so. At best, we can say "maybe?"