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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

Revolutionary War
Unitarians
James Madison
Christopher Columbus
South Carolina
American Independence
Pennsylvania
Danbury Baptists
Jesus Christ
Religious Freedom
Episcopalians
Free Market Of Religion
Conscientious Objectors
William Bradford
First Amendment
Masons
Continental Congress
William Williams
Jews
Pacifism

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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 Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles

This was Franklin's final and most famous description his personal faith. He offers a concise "creed" and expresses skepticism...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William Canby

Jefferson praises Jesus but says those who believe in the "those moral precepts in which all religions concur" will go to heaven.

The Barbary Treaties Treaty of Peace and Friendship Signed

A treaty negotiated during the Washington administration and ratified by the Senate during the presidency of John Adams, attempted...

Amendments Offered in Congress by James Madison

James Madison initially argued that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary. But in his first race for Congress, he promised he would...

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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