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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

Anne Hutchinson
Danbury Baptists
North Carolina
Heresy
First Amendment
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Pluralism
Benjamin Rush
George Whitefield
Criticism Of Clergy
Tolerance
Science And Religion
Bible
Colonies
US Government
John Locke
Adams-Jefferson Letters
Massachusetts Bay
Joseph Priestley
Benjamin Franklin

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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 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

This is the cover letter that Madison wrote when he sent Thomas Jefferson, his "Memorial and Remonstrance," which would become...

Vermont Constitution of 1777

In the sections on religion (chapter 1/section 3 and chapter 2/ sections 41), the Constitution provides religious freedom to...

Charter of Connecticut

Articles of Confederation

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

Maryland Act concerning Religion

Though Maryland was founded as America's lone bastion for Catholics, the state nonetheless put strong restrictions on religious...

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