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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

Illuminati
North Carolina
Toleration
Carolina
Jesus Christ
Afterlife
Indians
John Adams
Anne Hutchinson
Colonies
Chaplains
Isaac Backus
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Great Britain
George Washington
Continental Congress
Presbyterians
Protestants
Criticism Of Clergy
Christian Nation

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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

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson

Though praising Christianity, Adams also finds much that he likes in Eastern religions. Joseph Priestley was a leading scientist...

Letter from George Washington to the Continental Congress

Washington opposed a proposal from the Continental Congress to appoint chaplains on a brigade level, instead of based on smaller...

First Inaugural Address of George Washington

Delaware Constitution of 1776

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

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