Jefferson's religion reads him well. To many, he seemed reserved in public. Privately, he kept no diary to reveal quiet intimacies of character. Jefferson cherished privacy. He wanted to keep his family and his faith from scandal and scrutiny in the press. What Jefferson tried to hide is revealed when we search his religious commitments. HOW JEFFERSON MADE THE BEST OF BAD MESSES shows how religious conviction helped him cope with life's everyday hassles. His religious genius inspired his mind, encouraged courageous judgment and cultivated a deep sense of public duty.
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Why another book on Thomas Jefferson when readers feel buried under an avalanche of thick volumes about him?
Most of what has been published revolves around the public Jefferson. He is either idolized or, as has been the custom in the past two decades, excoriated because he showed feet of clay. HOW JEFFERSON MADE THE BEST OF BAD MESSES cuts some new furrows in Jefferson scholarship as the personal, private Jefferson is explored. From salacious gossip to nasty fights, this book unpacks Jefferson's grit and gumption under fire.
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HOW JEFFERSON MADE THE BEST OF BAD MESSES teaches, through Jefferson's life experiences, how not to be so encumbered with our problems that we lose sight of Nature's God whose hand shapes our destiny. Let us not be so preoccupied with life's unfairness that we neglect learning from it. Eleanor Roosevelt expressed what Jefferson experienced, "Most of the good work in the world is done by people who weren't feeling all that well when they did it."
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A heart-warming treatise on "truth" as a process which Jefferson did not see as something to arrive at, but an ongoing inquiry. Also addresses the current issue of fear---those who "are the most scared shout the loudest and cover all doubt with braggadocio." Sees our human fear of uncertainty as leading to our current anti-intellectualism. " Ignorance more often begets self-confidence than does knowledge "(Darwin quote). Am not finished, but this is a breath of fresh air so far and highly recommend it for those extremely concerned about the deteriorating level of discourse in our country and support for outright lies.
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