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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

Isaac Backus
John Adams
Criticism Of Clergy
Clergy Holding Office
Quebec Act
Christian Nation
Bible
Danbury Baptists
General Assessment
Chaplains
Masons
Unitarians
Benjamin Rush
Presbyterianism
Protestant
Free Market Of Religion
Church Of England
US Government
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Repentance

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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

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Priestley

In 1803, Jefferson had hoped that someone other than he would write a book on the true merits of Christianity. He eventually...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

The Articles of Association

The Continental Congress In this declaration resolved to boycott British tea and launch several other acts of protest. Unlike...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Smith

In his later years, Jefferson offers his religious and moral creed to the son of a friend.

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