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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

Continental Congress
Heaven
Congress
Religious Tests
Separation Of Church And State
William Williams
Andrew White
Religious Tyranny
Massachusetts
Repentance
Clergy Holding Office
Tolerance
Masschusetts
Mayflower Passengers
Adams-Jefferson Letters
Religious Test
Massachusetts Court
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
France

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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 Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from James Madison to Reverend Jasper Adams

George Washington General Orders March 22 1783

Washington orders his soldiers to observe the Sabbath.

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...

William Bradford to James Madison

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