DOUBTING THOMAS by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe

When Jefferson was a young man he acted as a professing Trinitarian Christian

In 1777. Jefferson helped found an evangelical church

Now in print---for the first time ever---many religious letters and 2 sermons from the church that Jefferson funded and attended

Jefferson encouraged non-coercive religion in public life and the right of state governments to decide religious policy

DOUBTING THOMAS by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe

This new book presents new evidence that calls into question the view that Jefferson was a lifelong skeptic and that he believed in the "naked public square"

When Jefferson was a young man he acted as a professing Trinitarian Christian

Later in life Jefferson changed in his views, privately, to a more unorthodox position. But the point here is that he was not a lifelong skeptic.

In 1777. Jefferson helped found an evangelical church

The same year he wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, Thomas Jefferson helped create the Calvinistical Reformed Church of Charlottesville.

Now in print---for the first time ever---many religious letters and 2 sermons from the church that Jefferson funded and attended

DOUBTING THOMAS contains in the Appendix about a dozen religious letters of Jefferson that have never been in print before now, plus two sermons by Rev. Charles Clay, whose ministry Jefferson supported.

Jefferson encouraged non-coercive religion in public life and the right of state governments to decide religious policy

Jefferson approved and attended regularly the Christian worship services held Sundays at the US Capitol building and in his local courthouse. He refrained from issuing national religious proclamations but had no objection to state proclamations.

Fresh Insights About Jefferson's Religious Views Based on NEW Evidence

"DOUBTING THOMAS? The Religious Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson" by MARK A. BELILES and JERRY NEWCOMBE deals with the faith---or the lack thereof---of one of our most important founding fathers. But this volume provides NEW information, some of which has not been in print before. To learn more about the book, see www.americapublications.org DOUBTING THOMAS contains previously unpublished documents including a dozen religious letters by Jefferson and two sermons by his pastor Charles Clay. Jefferson voluntarily joined and donated to Clay’s Calvinistical Reformed Church of Charlottesville.

Christian Art Adorned Jefferson’s House

[Note: this photo of a generic religious painting is file only.] Our book, DOUBTING THOMAS by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe, makes two key points: 1) Jefferson, though not an orthodox Christian (especially later in life), was by no means an atheist or agnostic. 2) Jefferson did not believe that God …

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Jefferson’s Religious Legacy-Intro

Our book, Doubting Thomas, by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe deals with the faith or lack thereof of Thomas Jefferson. The documents that the third president went through various stages of religious conviction, while always claiming to be a Christian and while always attending church, usually the Episcopal Church at …

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Summary of All Of Jefferson’s Adult Years, 1762-1826

In our book, DOUBTING THOMAS (by Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe), on the faith or lack thereof of Thomas Jefferson, we see that he went through different stages of life…sometimes as a believer, but sometimes as a serious doubter. Here is a summary of his faith during his adult years. …

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Jefferson Corresponds with Clergy—Orthodox and Heterodox

Thomas Jefferson was not an orthodox Christian, but nor was he a lifelong skeptic. When he was most valuable to his country—especially in writing the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and in writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (written 1777 and passed 1786)—from all outward appearances, he …

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