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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

Roger Williams
Danbury Baptists
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Clergy
Religious Tolerance
James Monroe
Criticism Of Clergy
God'S Support Of America
John Locke
Colonial
Afterlife
Heresy
Patrick Henry
Mayflower Passengers
Puritans
Thomas Paine
Greatness Of Christianity
William Strachey
Quebec Act

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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 the United Baptist Churches

Washington is trying to reassure the Baptists that the new Constitution would provide sufficient guarantees of religious freedom,...

Plain Truth or Serious Considerations On the Present State o

A Tradesman of Philadelphia," Franklin waded into a vexing religious/political dilemma of his time. Pennsylvania was controlled...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from John Adams to Samuel Miller

Vermont Constitution of 1777

In the sections on religion (chapter 1/section 3 and chapter 2/ sections 41), the Constitution provides religious freedom to...

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