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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

Repentance
Roger Williams
U.S. Constitution
Salvation
Religious Test
Pilgrims
Adams-Jefferson Letters
New Jersey
Greatness Of Christianity
General Assessment
Great Britain
Franklin's Religious Beliefs
Religious Freedom
Nature Of Man
New Hampshire
Thomas Paine
Heresy
Presidential Addresses
Massachusetts
Tolerance

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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

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...

Federal Veto of State Laws on Religion House Debate

Few people remember that James Madison wanted to give Congress the ability to veto state laws that harmed religious freedom....

James Madison to James MonroeXXXX

A Model of Christian Charity

Diary of John Adams February 21 1765

Found in his diary, this was a draft of a longer essay on cannon and feudal law.

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