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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

Madison's Religious Beliefs
Free Market Of Religion
Jews
Religious Tyranny
Church Of England
New Jersey
Quakers
Masons
Massachusetts Court
Jesus Christ
New Hampshire
Promoting Morality
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Clergy
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Samuel Hemphill
Persecution
Ratification
Joseph Priestley
Plymouth Plantation

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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

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William Short

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart

Though he later called himself a Deist, Franklin shows in this condolence note his belief In a soul and afterlife. "Why then...

Letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists

The Danbury Baptist Association was founded in 1790 as a coalition of about 26 churches in the Connecticut Valley. Connecticut...

Letter from James Madison to Reverend Jasper Adams

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