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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

Congregational
General Assessment
Revolutionary War
John Adams
Adam Smith
Ratification
Chaplains
Christian State
Bible
Luther Martin
Anti-Federalists
Canada
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Isaac Backus
Anne Hutchinson
Jefferson Bible
John Locke
Illuminati
Tom Paine
Trinity

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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

New Jersey Constitution of 1776

Articles 18 and 19 outlawed a religious establishment, prohibiting the use of tax dollars to support any religion. However it...

Declaration and Resolves

In describing the colonies' grievances, the Continental Congress cited the Quebec Act, which gave religious freedom to Catholics...

Letter from James Madison to Edward Livingston

As an old man, Madison wrote that the separation of church and state had led to an improvement in the quality and vitality of...

Dialogue between Two Presbyterians

The person called "S" is thought to represent Franklin's views. Franklin wrote this after a Presbyterian synod in Philadelphia...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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