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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
Quakers
Andrew White
Baptists
Patriots
Clergy
Puritans
Ratification
Canada
Repentance
Chaplains
Anti-Federalists
William Bradford
Unitarians
John Cotton
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Presidential Addresses
Promoting Religion
Northwest Territory
Congregational

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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

Diary of John Adams February 22 1756

Vermont Constitution of 1786

By 1786, states were beginning to give up the stated preference for Christianity. Vermont here provides full freedom of religion...

Franklin wrote this when he was about 22.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Roger C Weightman

This is thought to be one of Jefferson's final letters. Asked to participate in a Fourth of July celebration, he reflected on...

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

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