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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

Attacks On Jefferson
Religious Persecution
South Carolina
Reason
General Assessment
Samuel Adams
Bill Of Rights
Pennsylvania
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Corruption Of Christianity
Christian America
Value Of Religion
Locke
John Locke
Calvin
Repentance
Masschusetts
Pilgrims
Colonial
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs

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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

A Model of Christian Charity

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Diary Entry of Christopher Columbus

Letter from Danbury Baptists to Thomas Jefferson

This is the letter that prompted Jefferson's famous letter declaring there to be a wall separating church and state.

Maryland Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

The Constitution provided religious freedom for Christians; allowed for taxes to pay for church contruction, clergy salaries...

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