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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

Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Baptists
John Winthrop
Jonas Phillips
Continental Army
Silence Dogood
Great Britian
Joseph Priestley
Maryland
Adams-Jefferson Letters
Christian Nation
Pennsylvania
Epitaphs
Value Of Religion
Memorial And Remonstrance
Catholic Church
Pacifism
Deism
Calvin
Catholics

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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

The Body of Liberties of the Massachusets Collonie in New En

Excerpts of the early Puritan laws related to religion

Letter from George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

George Washingtons Resignation Address to the Continental Co

Letter from George Washington to the Continental Congress

Washington opposed a proposal from the Continental Congress to appoint chaplains on a brigade level, instead of based on smaller...

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