Thomas Jefferson's Bible: Religious Freedom in America

What happens when a Founding Father rewrites the Bible and the Supreme Court rewrites America?Thomas Jefferson did something no president before or since has dared to do. With a razor blade and a vision for a republic free from religious tyranny, he cut and rearranged scripture to create his own version of the Bible stripping out miracles, resurrection, and clergy influence, leaving only the moral teachings of Jesus as he understood them.Two centuries later, the same fault line Jefferson walked the razor-thin boundary between faith and governance is being redrawn by the 2025 U.S. Supreme Court in real time.In this bold and deeply personal exploration, author Thomas Huening brings something rare to this conversation: his own lifelong Catholic faith. Rather than observing Jefferson from a safe academic distance, Huening enters into a genuine dialogue across centuries examining what Jefferson's radical act means for religious freedom, Christian Nationalism, and the soul of American democracy today.This is not a book about history. It is a book about right now.Perfect for readers of American history, faith and politics, religious freedom, and the ongoing battle against Christian Nationalism. Read more