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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

John Adams
North Carolina
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
George Whitefield
Protestants
Connecticut
Colonies
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Corruption Of Christianity
Chaplains
Oaths
Salvation
Religious Persecution
Epitaphs
Plymouth Plantation
Silence Dogood
Charles Pinkney
Jews
John Locke
Vermont

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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

Maryland Act concerning Religion

Though Maryland was founded as America's lone bastion for Catholics, the state nonetheless put strong restrictions on religious...

The Church at Jamestown

Letter from James Madison to William Bradford

After graduating from Princeton (then called the College of New Jersey) James Madison returned to Virginia to find a wave of...

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay

Diary of John Adams February 02 1756

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