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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

Adams-Jefferson Letters
Plymouth
Oaths
Clergy Holding Office
Continental Army
North Carolina
Religious Test
American Independence
Vermont
John Winthrop
France
Ratification
Delaware Congress
Promoting Morality
Joseph Priestley
Congregational
Masons
Episcopalians
James Monroe
Indians

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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 Thomas Jefferson Smith

In his later years, Jefferson offers his religious and moral creed to the son of a friend.

Father Andrew Whites First Impressions of Maryland Its Nati

Father White was a Jesuit priest, and originally wrote this narrative in Latin. Maryland was initially colonized by Catholic...

George Washington General Orders October 18 1777

In celebrating victory, Washington always gives credit to God's intervention.

South Carolina Constitution of 1778

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