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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

Vermont
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
John Cotton
Oaths
Joseph Priestley
Samuel Adams
Silence Dogood
Corruptions Of Christianity
Massachusetts Court
Patriots
Religious Tyranny
Charles Pinkney
Quakers
Value Of Religion
Delaware Congress
Calvin
General Assessment
Presbyterianism
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Promoting Morality

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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 Abigail Adams to John Adams

Grieving over the death of his mother, Adams offers an extraordinary reflection on God, life and the afterlife

Letter from George Washington to the Ancient York Masons of P

Letter from George Washington to the Hebrew Congregations of

Letter from George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

Franklin wrote this when he was about 22.

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