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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

Corruptions Of Christianity
New Plymouth
Jews
Luther Martin
Thomas Paine
Constitutional Convention
Calvin
Anti-Federalists
Oaths
Memorial And Remonstrance
Connecticut
Quebec Act
South Carolina
Establishment
Deism
Abigail Adams
Delaware
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Colonies

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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

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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...

Letter from John Cotton to Lord Say and Sele

Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania

Charter of Connecticut

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