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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

Clergy
William Strachey
Presidential Addresses
New Hampshire
Andrew White
North Carolina
Benjamin Franklin
Religious Test
Congress
Maryland
Greatness Of Christianity
Anne Hutchinson
Anti-Federalists
General Assessment
Catholic Church
Persecution
Establishment
Nature Of Man
Heresy
Massachusetts Court

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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

Vermont Constitution of 1786

By 1786, states were beginning to give up the stated preference for Christianity. Vermont here provides full freedom of religion...

George Washingtons Resignation Address to the Continental Co

Diary of John Adams August 14 1796

Adams lays out the mechanics of why religion is particularly effective at promoting morality.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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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