Sinister, extraordinary—the paradoxes of a founding father. Jefferson loved books,” Michael Beran, lawyer and journalist, writes in Jefferson’s Demons, a work that seeks to plumb the depths of the ...

But that shouldn’t underplay the guidance the phrase plays. It was coined by President Thomas Jefferson in a Jan. 1, 1802, reply to the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut after it sent a ...

Donald Trump is not the first president to repackage the Bible, historians said. Thomas Jefferson created his own version, which became available for purchase after his death. Photo from the ...