"Ye Will Say I Am No Christian"
"Ye Will Say I Am No Christian": The Thomas Jefferson/John Adams Correspondence on Religion, Morals, and Values Bruce Braden, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1591023564
DDC: 973.460922
Edition: Hardcover; 2005-11-07
Summary:
The "Culture Wars" have produced a lot of talk about religion,
morals, and values, with both sides often hearkening back to our
Founding Fathers. Here is your chance to learn firsthand what two of
the most influential pillars of the American Republic thought about
these perennial topics. From 1812 to July 4, 1826when ironically
death claimed both menThomas Jefferson and John Adams exchanged
letters touching on these still controversial issues. These
little-known letters contain many surprising revelations. In the 1800
presidential election, in which the Republican Jefferson opposed the
Federalist Adams, religion was a topic of hot debate, as reflected in
this correspondence written many years after. What was it about
Jefferson's religious beliefs that provoked such vitriol against him
in the campaign? And what was there in Adam's theology that prompted
certain Calvinists to label him "no Christian"? Though they expressed
different opinions, Jefferson and Adams agreed on what they called
the "corruptions of Christianity." Despite their criticisms and their
critics, both men considered themselves Christians, in different
senses of the term. Hearing these champions of liberty and freedom of
religion speak out frankly on church and state, the Bible, Jesus,
Christianity, morality, and virtue, modern readers may well ask
themselves whether either of these Founding Fathers could today be
elected president. Editor Bruce Braden has done us all a service by
collecting this revealing and intimate historical correspondence on
topics that continue to stir emotions and debate in the 21st century.
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