Thomas Jefferson's ideas have been so important in shaping the
character and aspirations of the United States that it has proven
impossible to think about the state of the nation at almost any
moment without implicit or explicit reference to his words and
actions. In similar fashion, each generation has understood
Jefferson in the context of the central issues of its time.
Jefferson has, for better or for worse, been a man for all
seasons.
The essays in this collection seek to update and reevaluate
several key aspects of Jefferson's attitudes and policies in light
of the newest research and at the same time take care to consider
his ideas about such controversial topics as race, gender, and
religion in the context of his own time and place. Simultaneously,
the contributing authors analyze the relevance of Jefferson for our
own age, conscious of how contemporary judgments about slavery,
religion, and Native Americans, for example, shape our coming to
terms with the nation's history. Here is no simple search for a
usable past, but instead a tough-minded but fair examination of a
complex man who in fundamental ways represents both the promise and
the problems of the American experience.
ContributorsJohn B. Boles, Rice University * Thomas E. Buckley,
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University at Berkeley *
Andrew Burstein, Louisiana State University * Randal L. Hall, Rice
University * Peter J. Kastor, Washington University at St. Louis *
Jan Ellen Lewis, Rutgers University * Peter S. Onuf, University of
Virginia * Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy, Director of the Robert H. Smith
International Center for Jefferson Studies * Adam Rothman,
Georgetown University * Eva Sheppard Wolf, San Francisco State
University
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