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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 Congress
Congress
William Bradford
France
Persecution
Danbury Baptists
George Whitefield
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Isaac Backus
Religious Tests
Andrew White
Jonas Phillips
John Cotton
Christopher Columbus
Rhode Island
Tom Paine
Jefferson Bible
Carolina
John Winthrop
Thomas Paine

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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 Thomas Jefferson

Detached Memoranda

In 1946, this amazing document was found in the files of Madison's earliest biographer. explaining his views on a wide variety...

Articles of Confederation

This is the charter that organized the new nation prior to the ratification of the Constitution. Note the final paragraph....

Congressional Prayer Proclamation 1779

With the war grinding on In to Its fourth year, this Congressional prayer proclamation evoked a somber tone about the "calamitous"...

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