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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

American Independence
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Trinity
Great Britain
Tom Paine
Deism
Religious Persecution
Abigail Adams
Persecution
Canada
Christian America
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Toleration
Isaac Backus
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Congregational
John Adams
James Monroe
Conscientious Objectors
Madison'S Religious Beliefs

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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

The Church at Jamestown

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...

Detached Memoranda

In 1946, this amazing document was found in the files of Madison's earliest biographer. explaining his views on a wide variety...

Letter from George Washington to the Ancient York Masons of P

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

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