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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

John Cotton
God's Support Of America
Tolerance
U.S. Constitution
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs
Epitaphs
John Locke
Protestants
Afterlife
Tom Paine
Delaware
Chaplains
Patriots
Presidential Addresses
Trinity
Bible
Promoting Morality
Connecticut
Catholics
Religious Persecution

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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 Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law

Patriots equated the practices of the Church of England with that of the Catholic Church. On August 12, 1765, the Boston Gazette...

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Richard Price

Vermont Constitution of 1777

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

Dialogue between Two Presbyterians

The person called "S" is thought to represent Franklin's views. Franklin wrote this after a Presbyterian synod in Philadelphia...

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles

This was Franklin's final and most famous description his personal faith. He offers a concise "creed" and expresses skepticism...

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