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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

Delaware
John Locke
William Strachey
Andrew White
Memorial And Remonstrance
Colonies
Nature Of Man
New Jersey
Revolutionary War
Calvin
Continental Army
Northwest Territory
Canada
Samuel Hemphill
Corruptions Of Christianity
Episcopalians
Religious Tolerance
Presbyterians
Indians
Greatness Of Christianity

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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 FL Schaeffer

An aging James Madison write that American history has proved that religion thrives most when it is independent of government....

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

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr Thomas Cooper

Jefferson believed Unitarianism would become the dominant religion. He also explains why he has no professor of divinity at...

A New Version of the Lords Prayer

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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