Roger Williams
Prophet of Liberty
New York : Oxford University Press, [2001]
Format: Book
Description: 139 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Roger Williams chronicles the life of one of the most remarkable forefathers in American history. A true revolutionary, this devout Puritan championed Native American rights; wrote treatises on equal rights, flag desecration, and the separation of church and state; established the first American settlement based on total religious toleration--and he lived more than a century before independence, when America was still a vast wilderness! Williams went on to adopt adult baptism and founded the first Baptist church in America. He became president of Rhode Island colony in 1654, served as captain in the defense of Providence during King Philip's War, and continued to write and preach passionately for religious tolerance and Native American rights until his death in 1683.
Series: Oxford portraits.
Subjects:
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
Puritans -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Baptists -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Separatists -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Pioneers -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Freedom of religion -- Rhode Island -- History -- 17th century.
Freedom of religion -- United States -- History.
Rhode Island -- Church history -- 17th century.
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.
Puritans -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Baptists -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Separatists -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Pioneers -- Rhode Island -- Biography.
Freedom of religion -- Rhode Island -- History -- 17th century.
Freedom of religion -- United States -- History.
Rhode Island -- Church history -- 17th century.
ISBN:
0195130006
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Williams, Roger | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index.