Jefferson's Religion : 9781498248143

Thomas Jefferson's views have led many to conclude that he was an atheist, as recently as in the work of Christopher Hitchens. But the third President has also been labeled a deist, a Unitarian, and a Christian. Philosopher and theologian Stephen Vicchio takes on the challenge of analyzing Jefferson's writings in detail to see if any of these appellations is fitting. The author finds that Jefferson's two volumes on the New Testament Gospels (A Syllabus of an Estimate of the Merit of the Doctrines of Jesus and The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) reveal a great deal concerning the theological perspective of this famous American statesman.

Author: Stephen J. Vicchio

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Date: Apr 01, 2007

Number of Pages: 158 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1498248144

ISBN-13: 9781498248143