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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

Corruptions Of Christianity
Condolences
Nature Of God
Benjamin Rush
Anti-Federalists
Protestants
Repentance
Heresy
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Isaac Backus
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Presidential Addresses
Trinity
Anne Hutchinson
Pacifism
Benjamin Franklin
US Government
Bible
Episcopalians
Massachusetts Court

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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

Diary of William Bradford

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists

The Danbury Baptist Association was founded in 1790 as a coalition of about 26 churches in the Connecticut Valley. Connecticut...

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

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