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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

Catholics
James Monroe
John Cotton
Corruptions Of Christianity
General Assessment
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
Toleration
Great Britian
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Chaplains
Jefferson Bible
Jesus Christ
Mayflower Passengers
Masschusetts
Vermont
U.S. Constitution
George Synder
Protestants
Religious Tolerance
William Strachey

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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

A Bill Establishing A Provision for Teachers of the Christia

After the revolutionary war, some in Virginia came to fear that religion had gone into decline. Church buildings had been destroyed...

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay

Plain Truth or Serious Considerations On the Present State o

A Tradesman of Philadelphia," Franklin waded into a vexing religious/political dilemma of his time. Pennsylvania was controlled...

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 from Abigail Adams to John Adams

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

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