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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

Isaac Backus
Christopher Columbus
Protestant
Danbury Baptists
Samuel Adams
Samuel Hemphill
Early Christianity
Heresy
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Rush
Massachusetts Court
Religious Tolerance
Charles Pinkney
William Bradford
Church Of England
Baptists
Presbyterianism
Delaware
Masons
Roger Williams

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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 Thomas Jefferson to Dr Benjamin Waterhouse

Jefferson believed that Christianity no longer reflected the true teachings of Jesus.

Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America

A sympathetic description of the patience and civility of the Indians, Including on matters of faith.

George Washington General Orders November 05 1775

As part of Guy Falkes Day celebrations, Colonial soldiers had taken to burning effigies of the Pope. Washington was appalled...

Letter from George Washington to the General Assembly of Pres

Father Andrew Whites First Impressions of Maryland Its Nati

Father White was a Jesuit priest, and originally wrote this narrative in Latin. Maryland was initially colonized by Catholic...

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