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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

Massachusetts
Church Of England
Continental Congress
Conscientious Objectors
Andrew White
New Plymouth
John Locke
Constitutional Convention
Adams's Religious Beliefs
Chaplains
Early Christianity
Massachusetts Court
South Carolina
Patriots
Christian Nation
Anti-Federalists
Corruptions Of Christianity
Establishments
Catholics
Religious Tyranny

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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 James Madison to Frederick Beasley

Madison's description of why he believes in God is somewhat abstract.

Letter from John Adams to Samuel Miller

Letter from George Washington to George Washington Snyder

Sixth Annual Message of George Washington

In the final paragraph, Washington called upon Divine support for his policies opposing the Whiskey Rebellion.

Diary of John Adams November 30 1804

Adams explains how a controversy over a preacher drove him away from choosing the ministry as a career. Bryant had been driven...

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