Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders
- ISBN-10
- 0307388395
- ISBN-13
- 9780307388391
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Denise Spellberg
Description
Reveals the influence of Islam in the birth of American religious freedom, describing how Jefferson studied the Qur'an because he believed that Islam's Enlightenment ideals could inform the fledgling country's practical governance.
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