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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

Charles Pinkney
Bible
General Assessment
Religious Tests
James Monroe
Continental Congress
James Madison
Trinity
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Indians
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Establishment
Silence Dogood
New Hampshire
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
John Winthrop
Jefferson Bible
Corruption Of Christianity
Great Britian
Chaplains

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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 Abigail Adams to John Adams

Grieving over the death of his mother, Adams offers an extraordinary reflection on God, life and the afterlife

Diary of John Adams February 02 1756

The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

Thomas Jefferson would put the passage of this law as one of his greatest accomplishments. Although Jefferson wrote the measure,...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Articles of Confederation

This is the charter that organized the new nation prior to the ratification of the Constitution. Note the final paragraph....

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