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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

Adams's Religious Beliefs
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Greatness Of Christianity
Massachusetts Bay
Isaac Backus
Samuel Adams
Christian Nation
Reason
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Nature Of Man
New Jersey
George Washington
Protestants
Nature Of God
Jefferson Bible
Calvin
Andrew White
Corruptions Of Christianity
Deism
Conscientious Objectors

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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 July 09 1776

George Washington announces the new policy of providing military chaplains.

The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 on Power of Sta

During the debate about the balance of powers between states and the federal government, James Madison argued for less state...

Diary of William Bradford

Letter from Jonas Phillips to President and Members of the Co

A Jew from Philadelphia writes to the Constitutional Convention urging them to reject a Pennsylvania law requiring that office...

The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

Thomas Jefferson would put the passage of this law as one of his greatest accomplishments. Although Jefferson wrote the measure,...

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