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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

Pennsylvania
New Plymouth
Congress
Pacifism
Samuel Adams
Catholic Church
Isaac Backus
Deism
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Oaths
God's Support Of America
Religious Tests
Masons
Christian State
Corruptions Of Christianity
Trinity
Heresy
Anne Hutchinson
Canada

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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 Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Smith

In his later years, Jefferson offers his religious and moral creed to the son of a friend.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

the Expence of the Institutions for the Instruction of Peopl

Letter from James Madison to Frederick Beasley

Madison's description of why he believes in God is somewhat abstract.

Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

This Pennsylvania Constitution grants broad religious freedoms to any citizen "who acknowledges the being of a God." It also...

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