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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

Jews
John Locke
Joseph Priestley
Benjamin Rush
Declaration Of Independence
Puritans
Bill Of Rights
Corruption Of Christianity
Quebec Act
Great Britain
Establishment
Presidential Addresses
Science And Religion
Patrick Henry
James Monroe
Christian State
Christian America
William Strachey
Protestant
Condolences

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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

George Washington Proclamation A National Thanksgiving

Washington went much farther than modern politicians in leading the country in prayer and praise of God.

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

Letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists

The Danbury Baptist Association was founded in 1790 as a coalition of about 26 churches in the Connecticut Valley. Connecticut...

James Madison to William Bradford

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