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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

Pacifism
Carolina
Condolences
Delaware
Bible
Congress
Science And Religion
Continental Congress
Roger Williams
Religious Test
Revolutionary War
William Bradford
Trinity
Repentance
Establishment
Clergy
Baptists
Heresy
Catholic Church
Protestant

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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

Silence Dogood No 9

Franklin was just 16 when he wrote this attack on religious hypocrites, using his alias "Silence Dogood." He later recalled...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

George Washington General Orders July 04 1775

Washington believed that God's favor would be determined not only by the righteousness of the cause but the behavior of the soldiers...

Franklin wrote this when he was about 22.

Letter to Peter Collinson

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