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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

Quakers
Quebec Act
Religious Persecution
Anne Hutchinson
George Washington
Nature Of Man
Catholic Church
Persecution
Maryland
Constitutional Convention
Pennsylvania
Washington's Religious Beliefs
Establishment
Anti-Federalists
Separation Of Church And State
Christopher Columbus
Puritans
Joseph Priestley
Great Britian
Attacks On Jefferson

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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

William Bradford to James Madison

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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...

Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments

This is one of the most important documents in the history of religious freedom. James Madison wrote it as part of a drive (by...

Mayflower Compact

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