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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

Thomas Paine
Colonies
Adam Smith
Establishment
Corruption Of Christianity
Silence Dogood
Religious Tests
Indians
General Assessment
John Winthrop
Promoting Religion
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Promoting Morality
Massachusetts
Calvin
France
Episcopalians
Tom Paine
Chaplains
Nature Of God

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“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

The Church at Jamestown

Letter from John Adams to Samuel Miller

Diary of John Adams February 22 1756

Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams

Unlike Madison and Jefferson, Adams for many years believed that taxpayer support of religion - the approach taken in New England...

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

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