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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

Anti-Federalists
Mayflower Passengers
Salvation
Christian America
Clergy
New Hampshire
Tom Paine
William Bradford
Charles Pinkney
Chaplains
William Williams
Pluralism
Heaven
Unitarians
Joseph Priestley
Bible
Maryland
Andrew White
Carolina
Bill Of Rights

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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

Notes on the State of Virginia

Jefferson wrote this book in 1781 and 1782. His section on religion catalogued the penalties against "heresy," and also included...

New Hampshire Constitution of 1784

The New Hampshire constitution provided broad religious rights for all Christians (not just Protestants). It allowed for and...

James Madison to James Monroe

Charter of Connecticut

Written later in his life, this Autobiography recalled the phase when he called himself a "Deist." Despite that appellation,...

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