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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

Presbyterians
Continental Army
Connecticut
Bible
Christian America
Andrew White
Massachusetts
Declaration Of Independence
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Heaven
Nature Of Man
Free Market Of Religion
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Church Of England
George Synder
Criticism Of Clergy
Unitarians
Great Britain
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

William Willamss Letter

In the American Mercury, William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut, complains about the...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William Short

The Church at Jamestown

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