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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

Isaac Backus
Abigail Adams
Catholics
William Williams
Trinity
Roger Williams
New Jersey
John Cotton
Quakers
Congregational
Massachusetts Court
Andrew White
Heaven
Salvation
Epitaphs
Conscientious Objectors
Locke
Great Britian
First Amendment
Pacifism

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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

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

The Rights of the Colonists

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Under the leadership of Roger Williams, Rhode Island moved toward religious freedom before the other colonies.

Letter from George Washington to John Rogers

Washington supports the distribution of Bibles to the troops.

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