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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 Winthrop
Corruptions Of Christianity
Colonial
Northwest Territory
Pluralism
God'S Support Of America
Science And Religion
Religious Test
William Bradford
Trinity
Delaware Congress
Bill Of Rights
U.S. Constitution
Nature Of God
Deism
Samuel Adams
Catholic Church
Bible
Religious Tests
Memorial And Remonstrance

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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

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay

Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments

This is one of the most important documents in the history of religious freedom. James Madison wrote it as part of a drive (by...

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William Canby

Jefferson praises Jesus but says those who believe in the "those moral precepts in which all religions concur" will go to heaven.

Letter from Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists

The Danbury Baptist Association was founded in 1790 as a coalition of about 26 churches in the Connecticut Valley. Connecticut...

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart

Though he later called himself a Deist, Franklin shows in this condolence note his belief In a soul and afterlife. "Why then...

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