Were America's Founding Fathers devout Christians, skeptical deists, or something more complicated? The answer is far less simple—and far more interesting—than modern debates often suggest.

Figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison lived in an age shaped by Enlightenment thought as much as traditional faith. Some attended church regularly; others questioned miracles and edited scripture. Yet together they built a nation whose Constitution famously separated church from state—while also invoking "Providence" in moments of crisis.

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