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- catalog abstract "Two hundred twenty years after the second Continental Congress approved the American Declaration of Independence, its principal author, Thomas Jefferson, is more and more frequently labeled "radical." His words are even used to validate the agendas of today's right-wing militias. But his unorthodox religious views, which permeate the Declaration, are most deserving of the appellation. Allen Jayne analyzes the ideology of the Declaration - and its implications - by going back to the sources of Jefferson's ideas. Jayne emphasizes several sources, especially Bolingbroke, Kames, and Reid, by giving a detailed examination of portions of their writings in relation to the better-known contributions of Locke. His conclusion is that the Declaration must be read as an attack on two claims of absolute authority: that of government over its subjects and of religion over the minds of men. Today's world is far more secular than Jefferson's, and the importance of philosophical theology in eighteenth-century critical thought must be recognized in order to understand fully and completely the Declaration's implications. Jayne addresses this need by putting concerns about religion back into the discussion. Sure to be controversial, Jefferson's Declaration of Independence will contribute substantially to the contentious, ongoing debate concerning Jefferson's intentions and sources when writing the Declaration of Independence.".
- catalog contributor b10591885.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-231) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- The theological context -- Bolingbroke and the Enlightenment -- Locke and the Declaration -- Kames and the moral sense -- Obstacles to reason -- Self-evident truths -- Religious freedom -- Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Two hundred twenty years after the second Continental Congress approved the American Declaration of Independence, its principal author, Thomas Jefferson, is more and more frequently labeled "radical." His words are even used to validate the agendas of today's right-wing militias. But his unorthodox religious views, which permeate the Declaration, are most deserving of the appellation. Allen Jayne analyzes the ideology of the Declaration - and its implications - by going back to the sources of Jefferson's ideas. Jayne emphasizes several sources, especially Bolingbroke, Kames, and Reid, by giving a detailed examination of portions of their writings in relation to the better-known contributions of Locke. His conclusion is that the Declaration must be read as an attack on two claims of absolute authority: that of government over its subjects and of religion over the minds of men. Today's world is far more secular than Jefferson's, and the importance of philosophical theology in eighteenth-century critical thought must be recognized in order to understand fully and completely the Declaration's implications. Jayne addresses this need by putting concerns about religion back into the discussion. Sure to be controversial, Jefferson's Declaration of Independence will contribute substantially to the contentious, ongoing debate concerning Jefferson's intentions and sources when writing the Declaration of Independence.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 245 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Jefferson's Declaration of independence.".
- catalog identifier "0813120179 (cloth : acid-free recycled paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Jefferson's Declaration of independence.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Jefferson's Declaration of independence.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.3/13 21".
- catalog subject "Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "KF4506 .J39 1998".
- catalog subject "Political science United States History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "United States. Declaration of Independence.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- The theological context -- Bolingbroke and the Enlightenment -- Locke and the Declaration -- Kames and the moral sense -- Obstacles to reason -- Self-evident truths -- Religious freedom -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Jefferson's Declaration of independence : origins, philosophy, and theology / Allen Jayne.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".