Thomas Jefferson
- Author Thomas S. Kidd
- Narrator Grover Gardner
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 11 hours and 46 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: religious and spiritual, History of the Americas, Political leaders and leadership.
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What to expect
A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life
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.
Critics Review
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“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.”
Timothy Larsen, Wheaton College
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