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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

Locke
Reason
Puritans
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Church Of England
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Patrick Henry
Establishment
Canada
Samuel Hemphill
Early Christianity
Bible
Presbyterians
Religious Test
John Cotton
Rhode Island
James Madison
Congress
Attacks On Jefferson
Bill Of Rights

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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 George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

Northwest Ordinance

This is the law that governed a huge swath of land. Though Congress deferred to the states on most matters, these were nationally-owned...

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

Diary of John Adams February 02 1756

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