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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

Washington's Religious Beliefs
John Winthrop
Christopher Columbus
Repentance
Quakers
Persecution
Congress
Memorial And Remonstrance
Luther Martin
God'S Support Of America
Vermont
James Monroe
New Plymouth
Calvin
Madison'S Religious Beliefs
Puritans
Revolutionary War
Attacks On Jefferson
Episcopalians
Joseph Priestley

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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...

George Washington General Orders July 16 1775

Washington orders his troops to worship and abide by Congress's declaration of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer

Diary of Willaim Bradford Chapter 9

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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