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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

Masons
Religious Tests
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Oaths
Anne Hutchinson
Value Of Religion
New Hampshire
Calvin
Establishments
Great Britain
Isaac Backus
Luther Martin
Salvation
Heaven
Revolutionary War
George Whitefield
Colonial
Benjamin Franklin
John Winthrop
US Government

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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

James Madison to James Monroe

Notes on the State of Virginia

Jefferson wrote this book in 1781 and 1782. His section on religion catalogued the penalties against "heresy," and also included...

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

A Bill Establishing A Provision for Teachers of the Christia

After the revolutionary war, some in Virginia came to fear that religion had gone into decline. Church buildings had been destroyed...

George Washingtons Resignation Address to the Continental Co

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