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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

Revolutionary War
Massachusetts
Free Market Of Religion
Unitarians
Benjamin Franklin
Memorial And Remonstrance
Pacifism
First Amendment
Reason
Great Britain
North Carolina
Delaware
Isaac Backus
American Independence
Pilgrims
Religious Freedom
Clergy
Bill Of Rights
George Synder
Andrew White

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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 James Madison to Frederick Beasley

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

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Smith

In his later years, Jefferson offers his religious and moral creed to the son of a friend.

Letter to Peter Collinson

Washingtons Farewell Address 1796

In this famous address, he criticizes the spirit of faction that erupted among his colleagues. In terms of religion, the key...

Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion

Franklin had difficulty imagining that the Supreme Being could possibly be interested in the petty needs - or prayers - of Earthlings....

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