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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

Massachusetts Bay
Quebec Act
Condolences
Jesus Christ
Conscientious Objectors
Luther Martin
Revolutionary War
Christopher Columbus
Epitaphs
Pluralism
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
France
George Synder
Canada
Greatness Of Christianity
Jews
Pacifism
Anne Hutchinson
Masschusetts
God'S Support Of America

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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

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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 Body of Liberties of the Massachusets Collonie in New En

Excerpts of the early Puritan laws related to religion

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...

Message from John Adams to the Officers of the First Brigade

In this letter Adams declares point blank that, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly...

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