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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

Baptists
Christian America
Religious Tests
Religious Tyranny
George Washington
Anne Hutchinson
William Strachey
Toleration
Criticism Of Clergy
Adams's Religious Beliefs
New Jersey
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Masschusetts
James Monroe
Value Of Religion
John Locke
Massachusetts
Protestants
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
U.S. Constitution

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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

Franklin wrote this when he was about 22.

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 Rights of the Colonists

The Patriot leader here argues for religious liberty for all, except Catholics.

Letter from George Washington to the Ancient York Masons of P

Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments

This is one of the most important documents in the history of religious freedom. James Madison wrote it as part of a drive (by...

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