On Religious Liberty: Selections from the Works of Roger WilliamsHarvard University Press, 2008 M01 31 - 288 pages Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his refusal to conform to Puritan religious and social standards, Roger Williams established a haven in Rhode Island for those persecuted in the name of the religious establishment. He conducted a lifelong debate over religious freedom with distinguished figures of the seventeenth century, including Puritan minister John Cotton, Massachusetts governor John Endicott, and the English Parliament. |
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... human right and not legisla- tive discretion . Williams also extended the protection of conscience farther than Locke could imagine , applying it to Catholics , Jews , Muslims , and even atheists . And unlike Jefferson , Williams ...
... human beings , the necessity of divine grace for salvation , the primacy of the Bible as religious and moral authority , and the impor- tance of a pure church . Like his fellow Puritans , Williams also maintained a certain exclusivity ...
... human dig- nity and the integrity of the conscience , and a genuine appreciation for the importance of social obligation and cooperation , Williams was better pre- pared to deal with the " hard cases " of conscientious social deviance ...
... human society.7 Williams's good relationship with the local tribes would enable him later to serve as an effective mediator between the Native Americans and the Eng- lish , and the leadership of Massachusetts would appeal to him for ...
... human beings through Christ , as well as the ability to accept that promise ( since the Fall rendered human beings in- capable of doing so on their own ) , requiring only faith in return . The covenant metaphor was instrumental in the ...
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