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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

Madison's Religious Beliefs
Puritans
Bill Of Rights
John Winthrop
Andrew White
James Monroe
Indians
Abigail Adams
Attacks On Jefferson
Religious Tests
Pacifism
Epitaphs
Memorial And Remonstrance
John Cotton
Northwest Territory
Continental Army
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Presidential Addresses
Reason
Christian America

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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 John Adams to Samuel Miller

Diary of John Adams February 13 1756

Adams doesn't think much of the idea that Christ wiped away the sins of others.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William Canby

Jefferson praises Jesus but says those who believe in the "those moral precepts in which all religions concur" will go to heaven.

Virginia Ratifying Convention

In the Virginia convention called to consider ratification of the Constitution, opponents such as Patrick Henry argued that the...

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