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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
George Whitefield
New Hampshire
Vermont
Continental Congress
Congregational
Protestant
New Jersey
France
Corruption Of Christianity
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Maryland
Plymouth Plantation
Anne Hutchinson
First Amendment
Jonas Phillips
Promoting Religion
Christian America
Tolerance
Taxpayer Support Of Religion

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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 Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart

Though he later called himself a Deist, Franklin shows in this condolence note his belief In a soul and afterlife. "Why then...

Letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush

Adams declares God to be "the first good, first perfect, and first fair" and defines Christianity to include all Christian denominations.

Vermont Constitution of 1777

In the sections on religion (chapter 1/section 3 and chapter 2/ sections 41), the Constitution provides religious freedom to...

Who Are the Best Keepers of the Peoples Liberties

In what was otherwise a political polemic, Madison writes a few sentences (the 7th paragraph) that express a personal belief...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Priestley

In 1803, Jefferson had hoped that someone other than he would write a book on the true merits of Christianity. He eventually...

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