Yearly Archives: 2019
Jefferson Was Generous to Church Causes
It might surprise the average American today that Thomas Jefferson had many positive dealings with clergymen all his life. Most of these were believers in Jesus. There were a few Unitarians, but they were not the majority. Although Jefferson later in life expressed some doubts about some core Christian doctrines, …
Jerry Newcombe Discussed “Doubting Thomas” on a Radio Show
An Evangelical Presbyterian Was Among Jefferson’s Favorite Preachers
Today one often gets the impression that Thomas Jefferson, a key founding father, had no use for religion, and certainly thought it should be banned from the public square or minimized. Our book, DOUBTING THOMAS, by Dr. Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe, disputes both of these contentions and provides ample …
Jefferson Had a Longtime Friendship with Christian Pastor Charles Clay
Jefferson Writes Back His Long-time Pastor Friend, the Evangelical Charles Clay
News of Jefferson’s Unorthodoxy Reached his Longtime Pastor
The Inklings of the University of Virginia
Jefferson’s Creeping Unbelief
[Pictured: photo by Jerry Newcombe of the Charlottesville courthouse, historic site of the evangelical church that Jefferson helped organize as a layman in the late 1770’s] Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic. Nor did he believe that God should be banished from the public square. By today’s standards, he might …