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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
Ratification
Nature Of Man
Thomas Paine
Corruption Of Christianity
US Government
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Corruptions Of Christianity
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
New Plymouth
Conscientious Objectors
South Carolina
Declaration Of Independence
Massachusetts Court
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Presbyterians
Isaac Backus
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

Diary of John Adams February 02 1756

Letter from James Madison to Reverend Adams

As an old man, James Madison believed that the quality and quantity of religious practice had grown when government support of...

Letter from George Washington to the Hebrew Congregations of

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

Diary of John Adams August 14 1796

Adams lays out the mechanics of why religion is particularly effective at promoting morality.

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