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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

Maryland
Baptists
New Plymouth
Congress
Delaware
Catholic Church
Samuel Hemphill
New Hampshire
John Cotton
Colonies
Early Christianity
Continental Congress
Charles Pinkney
Carolina
Persecution
Calvin
Bill Of Rights
William Strachey
Thomas Paine
Madison'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

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles

This was Franklin's final and most famous description his personal faith. He offers a concise "creed" and expresses skepticism...

Autobiography of James Madison

Madison sketched a thin autobiography in response to a request from a would-be biographer. He writes in third person. He is over...

Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams

Unlike Madison and Jefferson, Adams for many years believed that taxpayer support of religion - the approach taken in New England...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

Diary of Willaim Bradford Chapter 9

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