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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

Pluralism
Clergy Holding Office
God's Support Of America
Jesus Christ
Silence Dogood
New Hampshire
Science And Religion
Protestants
Baptists
Benjamin Rush
Joseph Priestley
Religious Freedom
George Washington
Masons
Deism
Benjamin Franklin
Religious Persecution
Condolences
Chaplains
US Government

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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 Charter of Maryland

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

Letter from James Madison to Frederick Beasley

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

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules

The religious freedom clauses of the Delaware declaration of rights granted broad religious freedom to "all Persons professing...

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