Reaffirmation of Jefferson’s “Christian” Identity (Although Noncreedal)

On May 16, 1816, Charles Thomson replied to Jefferson saying he was glad to hear of his extracts of the Gospels* and proof that he was a “real Christian, that is, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus.” Thomson also told him of his habit every morning and sometimes at night of reading …

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Jefferson’s Skepticism Comes Through in Some Letters

Although he was a brilliant man, Thomas Jefferson was a flawed theologian. Nonetheless, he was not the lifelong skeptic that he is often made out to be. Nor did he believe in keeping Christian influence out of the government or the public square. The book I cowrote with Mark Beliles, …

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