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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

Joseph Priestley
Tom Paine
Congress
Greatness Of Christianity
Pilgrims
Chaplains
Jefferson'S Religious Beliefs
Corruption Of Christianity
Deism
William Strachey
Declaration Of Independence
George Washington
Conscientious Objectors
Delaware
U.S. Constitution
Adam Smith
George Synder
Salvation
Unitarians
Masons

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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 Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

The Charter of Maryland

Maryland Constitution of 1776 Declaration of Rights

The Constitution provided religious freedom for Christians; allowed for taxes to pay for church contruction, clergy salaries...

A Bill Establishing A Provision for Teachers of the Christia

After the revolutionary war, some in Virginia came to fear that religion had gone into decline. Church buildings had been destroyed...

Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bra

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