Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders Children's Christian Animal Fiction

Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders Children's Christian Animal FictionIn this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedoma drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Quran. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and

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