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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

Adams's Religious Beliefs
Colonies
Constitutional Convention
Episcopalians
Toleration
Adam Smith
John Winthrop
Anne Hutchinson
George Synder
Early Christianity
William Strachey
Establishments
Plymouth Plantation
Attacks On Jefferson
Benjamin Rush
Value Of Religion
Samuel Hemphill
Corruptions Of Christianity
Joseph Priestley
Jews

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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

George Washington General Orders May 15 1776

Washington implements Congress order for a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Vermont Constitution of 1777

In the sections on religion (chapter 1/section 3 and chapter 2/ sections 41), the Constitution provides religious freedom to...

Trial of Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson was a reputable Boston matron who began holding meetings after church to discuss the day's sermons or the Bible....

Diary of John Adams July 25 1796

Tom Paine had become a leading Deist, arguing against the infallibility of the Bible.

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