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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

Catholic Church
Congress
Quebec Act
Anti-Federalists
Corruption Of Christianity
Luther Martin
Revolutionary War
Jesus Christ
Samuel Hemphill
Adam Smith
Locke
John Cotton
Pacifism
General Assessment
Christopher Columbus
Persecution
Washington'S Religious Beliefs
Plymouth Plantation
Criticism Of Clergy
Patrick Henry

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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 Thomas Jefferson to Dr Thomas Cooper

Jefferson believed Unitarianism would become the dominant religion. He also explains why he has no professor of divinity at...

Letter from James Madison to James Monroe

In the third paragraph, Madison updates his friend James Monroe about the "general assessment," Patrick Henry's proposal to tax...

Letter from James Madison to Reverend Jasper Adams

James Madison to James MonroeXXXX

Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

During the War of Independence, the Continental Congress approved several proclamations of prayer. At this point, the proclamations...

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