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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

Northwest Territory
Corruptions Of Christianity
Congregational
U.S. Constitution
Massachusetts Court
First Amendment
Carolina
Baptists
Isaac Backus
Indians
George Washington
Establishment
William Williams
Trinity
Free Market Of Religion
Anne Hutchinson
General Assessment
Great Britian
Criticism Of Clergy
John Locke

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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 Mrs Samuel H Smith

After a friend reports that she'd heard that Jefferson had become religious, Jefferson scathingly explains that his views had...

Letter to Peter Collinson

William Bradford to James Madison

Diary of John Adams February 21 1765

Found in his diary, this was a draft of a longer essay on cannon and feudal law.

Letter from George Washington to the Roman Catholics in the U

One of Washington's greatest contributions to religious freedom was his insistence, as Commander of the Continental Army, that...

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