Thomas Jefferson (e-bog) af Thomas S. Kidd, Kidd
Thomas S. Kidd, Kidd (forfatter)

Thomas Jefferson e-bog

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A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life &quote;Set aside everything you think you know about Thomas Jefferson and religion, and read this book. This is the definitive account. It is well written, well researched, judicious, and entirely convincing.&quote;-Timothy Larsen, Wheaton College Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most brilliant and in...
E-bog 238,03 DKK
Forfattere Thomas S. Kidd, Kidd (forfatter)
Udgivet 10 maj 2022
Længde 320 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780300265323
A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life "e;Set aside everything you think you know about Thomas Jefferson and religion, and read this book. This is the definitive account. It is well written, well researched, judicious, and entirely convincing."e;-Timothy Larsen, Wheaton College Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most brilliant and inspiring political writer in American history. But the ethical realities of his personal life and political career did not live up to his soaring rhetoric. Indeed, three tensions defined Jefferson's moral life: democracy versus slavery, republican virtue versus dissolute consumption, and veneration for Jesus versus skepticism about Christianity. In this book Thomas S. Kidd tells the story of Jefferson's ethical life through the lens of these tensions, including an unapologetic focus on the issue where Jefferson's idealistic philosophy and lived reality clashed most obviously: his sexual relationship with his enslaved woman Sally Hemings. In doing so, he offers a unique perspective on one of American history's most studied figures.