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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

Plymouth Plantation
Memorial And Remonstrance
Plymouth
Benjamin Rush
New Hampshire
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Pilgrims
Jonas Phillips
Criticism Of Clergy
Andrew White
Christopher Columbus
Pluralism
Chaplains
Congress
Establishments
Presbyterians
Pacifism
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Bible
Constitutional Convention

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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

Letter from James Madison to Edward Livingston

As an old man, Madison wrote that the separation of church and state had led to an improvement in the quality and vitality of...

Diary of John Adams March 07 1756

Adams believes in a free market of religious ideas, in which the best ones emerge from an open discussion.

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

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...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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