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2019-04-09 2019-04-09

The Founding Faith Archive

Early documents on religious freedom and the spiritual beliefs of the Founding Fathers.

Authors

Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Isaac Backus

Topics

Christian America
Christopher Columbus
Ratification
God's Support Of America
Repentance
Samuel Hemphill
Presbyterianism
William Williams
Condolences
Patrick Henry
Toleration
Mayflower Passengers
Plymouth
Nature Of God
Criticism Of Clergy
Quebec Act
Persecution
Chaplains
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
James Monroe

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Founding Faith

“If asked to recommend the best book on this controversial topic, I would choose Founding Faith.”

- Joseph Ellis, author of American CreationFounding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America

Diary of William Bradford

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

A Model of Christian Charity

Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion

Franklin had difficulty imagining that the Supreme Being could possibly be interested in the petty needs - or prayers - of Earthlings....

George Washingtons Circular Letter of Farewell to the Army

The reference in the final paragraph to the "Divine Author of our blessed Religion" is sometimes thought to be an indication...

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