Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty
- ISBN-10
- 0143122886
- ISBN-13
- 9780143122883
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- John M. Barry
Description
A revelatory analysis of the 17th-century theologian's integral role in shaping early America's religion, political power and individual rights places his story against a backdrop of Puritanism and the English Civil War while providing coverage of such subjects as Edward Coke and the evolving debate on the separation of church and state. By the award-winning author of Rising Tide.
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