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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

Catholics
George Synder
Greatness Of Christianity
Criticism Of Clergy
Clergy
Anne Hutchinson
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Corruptions Of Christianity
New Hampshire
Presbyterians
Ratification
George Washington
Bible
John Cotton
William Strachey
Madison's Religious Beliefs
Jonas Phillips
Heaven
Isaac Backus
Presidential Addresses

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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 John Adams to Benjamin Rush

Adams declares God to be "the first good, first perfect, and first fair" and defines Christianity to include all Christian denominations.

Congressional Prayer Proclamation 1779

With the war grinding on In to Its fourth year, this Congressional prayer proclamation evoked a somber tone about the "calamitous"...

George Washington General Orders October 18 1777

In celebrating victory, Washington always gives credit to God's intervention.

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

Debate on the First Amendment House of Representatives

The most complete record of Congressional debate on the first amendment was in the House of Representatives. In it, you can...

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