In the world we live in today, many people question what kind of beliefs our Founding Fathers truly held. Were they really Christians? Were they deists? Were they atheists? In this book, N. C. Hovland attempts to take the reader on a journey into history to determine what beliefs Thomas Jefferson held during his lifetime. To do this, Hovland reexamines many of the writings of Jefferson from various stages of his life, including personal letters, journal entries, and some of his more famous writings. Sometimes the only way to determine the truth today is to seek out and study the events of the past.