Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas JeffersonWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1996 M01 3 - 246 páginas This acclaimed biography explores the religious life of Thomas Jefferson and the contribution his strident commitment to religious liberty made to the formation of the nation. Renowned historian Edwin Gaustad chronicles Jefferson's intellectual growth, paying particular attention both to Jefferson's private struggle to come to grips with his own faith and to his public role as champion of religious liberty. This volume is must reading for anyone interested in the religious life of one of America's most significant figures. |
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Contenido
The Anglican | 1 |
Student of the Enlightenment | 16 |
The Revolutionary | 42 |
The Statesman | 77 |
The Religious Reformer | 111 |
The Educator | 147 |
The Eternal Vigil | 181 |
A Religion for the People | 210 |
Note on the Sources | 229 |
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Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson Edwin S. Gaustad Vista de fragmentos - 1996 |
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