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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

Luther Martin
Benjamin Franklin
Deism
Trinity
Corruption Of Christianity
Free Market Of Religion
Indians
Ratification
Christian State
Religious Tests
Episcopalians
Establishment
Conscientious Objectors
Delaware
Repentance
Church Of England
Salvation
Jews
God'S Support Of America
Abigail Adams

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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 George Washington to the Ancient York Masons of P

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Done with his official work for the day, Thomas Jefferson sat in the new presidential mansion in Washington in 1803 and opened...

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

Maryland Act concerning Religion

Though Maryland was founded as America's lone bastion for Catholics, the state nonetheless put strong restrictions on religious...

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