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Jefferson Was Active and Generous in his Church Life
Jefferson Attended Church Regularly at the U. S. Capitol
Jefferson Supported Christian Education
Jefferson harbored doubts late in life on some core Christian doctrines. Nonetheless, he was an active church-goer, an avid Bible reader (in particular the sayings of Jesus), and a generous supporter of churches. He also was supportive of Christianity in its various forms, even in the public arena. Here are …
Jefferson Looked to the God that Led Ancient Israel
DOUBTING THOMAS, the book I co-wrote with Charlottesville pastor, Mark Beliles, seeks to shed light on two questions: Was Jefferson some sort of closet atheist? Did he believe in what is called today “the naked public square”—which means the expelling of any kind of godly influence in government? The answer …
It Is a Myth That Jefferson Was a Closet Atheist
It’s a myth that Thomas Jefferson was some sort of closet atheist. Later in life he came to privately doubt some core Christian doctrines. And there are credible answers to those doubts. But the man regularly attended church, was a reader of Bible—in particular the teachings of Jesus—and also quite …
We have been given the impression that Thomas Jefferson was a lifelong skeptic and not someone involved with church. That impression is not accurate. Our book, DOUBTING THOMAS, shows that Jefferson was quite actively involved in the church—basically all his life, when it was available to him. As president, Jefferson …
President Jefferson Was Active at Church
The Christian Environment in Which Jefferson Lived
In Jefferson’s day, when he was in the White House, there were many camp meetings in his Albemarle County and the surrounding area. These were “revivals” of evangelical religion The chief organizer of these camp meeting revivals in Central Virginia was Methodist Rev. Henry Fry. Jefferson and Fry knew each other …
Jefferson And Campmeeting Evangelists
The idea that Thomas Jefferson was a lifelong skeptic is not accurate. Later in life, he privately harbored some serious doubts of core Christian doctrines. Meanwhile, while he was president, he did support morally, financially, and often with his presence, various Christian meetings and Christian leaders. Here is what we …