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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

George Whitefield
Episcopalians
Clergy
Religious Persecution
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Quakers
Charles Pinkney
William Strachey
Benjamin Franklin
Memorial And Remonstrance
Jefferson Bible
Adams-Jefferson Letters
Separation Of Church And State
Masschusetts
North Carolina
John Winthrop
First Amendment
Colonial
France
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

Congressional Prayer Proclamation 1779

With the war grinding on In to Its fourth year, this Congressional prayer proclamation evoked a somber tone about the "calamitous"...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams

Jefferson wrote this extraordinary condolence letter upon hearing of the death of John Adams' wife, Abigail.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

Virginia Ratifying Convention

During the debates over ratification of the Constitution, supporters argued that religion was protected because the document...

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