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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

Great Britian
Abigail Adams
Protestants
Roger Williams
Trinity
Memorial And Remonstrance
Congress
Pilgrims
Masons
Heresy
Declaration Of Independence
Afterlife
Value Of Religion
Toleration
New Hampshire
God'S Support Of America
Presbyterianism
James Madison
Danbury Baptists
John Winthrop

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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 Thomas Jefferson to William Canby

Jefferson praises Jesus but says those who believe in the "those moral precepts in which all religions concur" will go to heaven.

Sixth Annual Message of George Washington

In the final paragraph, Washington called upon Divine support for his policies opposing the Whiskey Rebellion.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush

In 1803, Jefferson had hoped that someone other than himself write a book on the merits of Christianity. He wrote a "Syllabus...

Letter from Thomas 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 George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

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