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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

General Assessment
Promoting Morality
Congress
Establishments
Repentance
Christian Nation
Jefferson Bible
Christian America
Congregational
New Hampshire
Religious Persecution
Continental Army
Colonies
Isaac Backus
Science And Religion
Religious Test
Separation Of Church And State
Catholic Church
Trinity
God's Support Of America

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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

Diary of John Adams February 21 1765

Found in his diary, this was a draft of a longer essay on cannon and feudal law.

Diary of Willaim Bradford Chapter 9

The Jefferson Bible The Life Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

Done with his official work for the day, Thomas Jefferson sat in the new presidential mansion in Washington in 1803 and opened...

Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson

Draft of The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

This was Jefferson's original draft of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This version placed a greater emphasis on...

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