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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

Value Of Religion
Baptists
Christopher Columbus
Nature Of Man
Jefferson Bible
South Carolina
Carolina
Massachusetts Bay
Reason
Canada
Pilgrims
Science And Religion
New Hampshire
Indians
Luther Martin
Heaven
Silence Dogood
Jonas Phillips
Taxpayer Support Of Religion
Great Britain

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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 Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Law

Letter from George Washington to the General Assembly of Pres

Diary of John Adams February 22 1756

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Mrs Samuel H Smith

After a friend reports that she'd heard that Jefferson had become religious, Jefferson scathingly explains that his views had...

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