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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

James Monroe
Calvin
Plymouth
Condolences
Corruptions Of Christianity
South Carolina
Baptists
Catholics
American Independence
Congress
Persecution
Nature Of God
George Whitefield
Free Market Of Religion
Pilgrims
Religious Persecution
Jesus Christ
Clergy Holding Office
Maryland
Tom Paine

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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

Written later in his life, this Autobiography recalled the phase when he called himself a "Deist." Despite that appellation,...

Washingtons Farewell Address 1796

In this famous address, he criticizes the spirit of faction that erupted among his colleagues. In terms of religion, the key...

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to F A Van Der Kemp

Jefferson explains that his various efforts to highlight what he sees as the uncorrupted portions of Jesus's teachings. He makes...

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

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