The Religious Life of Thomas JeffersonIn this new study we have a comprehensive account of Jefferson's religious thought, one that provides information about his beliefs and practices that will help remove any misconceptions about his religious life. Jefferson has long been recognized as a creative thinker ahead of his time. As this book makes clear, he was deeply interested in religious questions that the passing years have made more important. Beyond such obvious issues as war and peace, social justice, and racism, he confronted religious and theological problems that have increasingly concerned later religious thinkers. |
Contents
Jeffersons Religious Ideas | 7 |
Jeffersons Religious Ideas of God | 83 |
Jeffersons Religious Ideas of Jesus Christ | 102 |
Conclusions | 173 |
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