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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

God's Support Of America
Reason
Masons
Charles Pinkney
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Corruption Of Christianity
Massachusetts Court
Tolerance
Criticism Of Clergy
Abigail Adams
Carolina
Promoting Religion
Jews
Patrick Henry
Continental Army
Presidential Religious Rhetoric
Heaven
Anne Hutchinson
Adam Smith
Heresy

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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

A Memoir of the Life and Times of Isaac Backus

Isaac Backus was one of the most important Baptist leaders of the revolutionary era. He argued fervently against persecution...

Message from John Adams to the Officers of the First Brigade

In this letter Adams declares point blank that, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly...

Letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists

The Danbury Baptist Association was founded in 1790 as a coalition of about 26 churches in the Connecticut Valley. Connecticut...

Thomas Jeffersons Draft Declaration of Independence

Jefferson's draft Included a passage blaming the King of England for the slave trade. To heighten the critique, he points out...

New Hampshire Constitution of 1784

The New Hampshire constitution provided broad religious rights for all Christians (not just Protestants). It allowed for and...

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