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Jefferson and Religion

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Thomas Jefferson's faith was of an eclectic sort; as he said, "I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know." He had a general interest in Christianity, seen through the lens of his Enlightenment philosophical views.

He greatly admired the gospels and their central figure Jesus, but gave them a particularly Jeffersonian treatment in his own editing and reordering of them.

This essay by Eugene R. Sheridan, is regarded by scholars as an authoritative treatment of a complex topic. The essay in this book originally appeared as the introduction to "Jefferson's Extracts from the Gospels, a volume in the second series of "The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, published by Princeton University Press in 1983.

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1882886089 / 9781882886081
Paperback
31/12/1998
United States
84 pages, 15 illustrations, notes
178 x 254 mm, 259 grams
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