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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

Roger Williams
Jonas Phillips
Joseph Priestley
Benjamin Rush
Memorial And Remonstrance
Canada
Adam Smith
Masons
Patrick Henry
Church Of England
Episcopalians
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
New Hampshire
Locke
Delaware
Carolina
Unitarians
Christopher Columbus
General Assessment
Ratification

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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

James Madison to James MonroeXXXX

Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

During the War of Independence, the Continental Congress approved several proclamations of prayer. At this point, the proclamations...

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

Message from John Adams to the Officers of the First Brigade

In this letter Adams declares point blank that, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

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