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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

Oaths
Episcopalians
John Cotton
Memorial And Remonstrance
Benjamin Franklin
Plymouth Plantation
Religious Persecution
Congress
Patrick Henry
Luther Martin
Clergy
American Independence
Indians
Corruptions Of Christianity
Illuminati
Conscientious Objectors
Baptists
Benjamin Rush
Great Britain
Heaven

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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 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

This is the cover letter that Madison wrote when he sent Thomas Jefferson, his "Memorial and Remonstrance," which would become...

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...

William Bradford to James Madison

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Roger C Weightman

This is thought to be one of Jefferson's final letters. Asked to participate in a Fourth of July celebration, he reflected on...

A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law

Patriots equated the practices of the Church of England with that of the Catholic Church. On August 12, 1765, the Boston Gazette...

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