The Religion of Thomas Jefferson

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dc.citation.firstpage15en_US
dc.citation.issueNumberSpringen_US
dc.citation.journalTitleRice Historical Reviewen_US
dc.citation.lastpage28en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber2en_US
dc.contributor.authorAltschul, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.illustratorHahn, Christinaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-15T13:51:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-06-15T13:51:38Zen_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.descriptionThis paper was written in Dr. John Boles history seminar, Thomas Jefferson and his Age (HIST 432).en_US
dc.description.abstractThomas Jefferson’s religious beliefs remain a point of contention in contemporary political discourse, with actors on many different sides of religious debate seeking to claim him as an advocate for their position. In this paper, I attempt to understand Jefferson’s beliefs in his own words, examining his writings on spirituality, religious institutions, Christianity, miracles, and morality in both his letters to friends and colleagues, as well as his own abridged version of the bible. Though Jefferson was far from orthodox, I argue that he never saw himself as anything but a Christian; he simply had strong and independent convictions about what being a Christian meant. I also argue that his secular humanism was largely responsible for guiding his thoughts on religion, and at times became the position to which he ascribed most dogmatically.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRice History Departmenten_US
dc.format.extent14 ppen_US
dc.identifier.citationAltschul, James. Hahn, Christina (illustrator). "The Religion of Thomas Jefferson." <i>Rice Historical Review,</i> 2, no. Spring (2017) Rice University: 15-28. https://doi.org/10.25611/m-00060.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalAltschul-RHR-2017-Springen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/m-00060en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/94853en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.relation.IsPartOfSeriesSpring 2017en_US
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a CC-BY license; copyright remains with the authors.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/en_US
dc.titleThe Religion of Thomas Jeffersonen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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