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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

Declaration Of Independence
God'S Support Of America
South Carolina
Early Christianity
Delaware
George Synder
New Hampshire
Chaplains
Value Of Religion
William Williams
American Independence
Unitarians
Plymouth
Delaware Congress
Attacks On Jefferson
Danbury Baptists
Deism
Anne Hutchinson
Christian America
Adams-Jefferson Letters

See all authors and topics

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

Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

Diary of John Adams February 02 1756

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams

Jefferson wrote this extraordinary condolence letter upon hearing of the death of John Adams' wife, Abigail.

The Rights of the Colonists

The Body of Liberties of the Massachusets Collonie in New En

Excerpts of the early Puritan laws related to religion

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