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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

Tom Paine
Epitaphs
Presbyterians
Masons
New Hampshire
Anne Hutchinson
Early Christianity
Joseph Priestley
George Synder
Free Market Of Religion
Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom
New Jersey
General Assessment
Congress
Persecution
Salvation
Tolerance
Pluralism
Adam Smith
Clergy Holding Office

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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

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"...

Letter from James Madison to Frederick Beasley

Madison's description of why he believes in God is somewhat abstract.

Delaware Constitution of 1776

Article 22 of the Constitution required officeholders to swear belief in the Trinity and the "divine inspiration" of the Bible.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Done with his official work for the day, Thomas Jefferson sat in the new presidential mansion in Washington in 1803 and opened...

Letter from George Washington to the General Assembly of Pres

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