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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
Promoting Religion
Silence Dogood
Attacks On Jefferson
Religious Tolerance
Adam Smith
John Locke
Jesus Christ
Constitutional Convention
Pluralism
Canada
Chaplains
Masons
Science And Religion
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Religious Tyranny
Mayflower Passengers
Massachusetts Court
Roger Williams
Pennsylvania

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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 George Washington to Benedict Arnold

George Washington had dispatched Arnold on an important mission to secure support from Canadians. Under the Quebec Act, Great...

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

Draft of Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

James Madison to James Monroe

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

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