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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

Religious Tyranny
U.S. Constitution
Luther Martin
Pilgrims
James Monroe
France
Continental Army
God'S Support Of America
Chaplains
Adams-Jefferson Letters
Quakers
New Plymouth
Continental Congress
Greatness Of Christianity
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Benjamin Franklin
Jefferson Bible
Pluralism
Clergy
Great Britain

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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 John Adams to Samuel Miller

Articles of Confederation

This is the charter that organized the new nation prior to the ratification of the Constitution. Note the final paragraph....

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Law

William Willamss Letter

In the American Mercury, William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut, complains about the...

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