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This book by Edwin Gaustad was the first book I read on Roger Williams in 2002. It inspired me to proceed with research on Williams during the ensuing decade while I was working full time as a litigation lawyer and then, finally, in... more
This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience" by Alan E. Johnson discusses the events leading up to and surrounding the trial and banishment of Roger Williams from the Colony of... more
The definition of "theocracy" has perplexed scholars for many centuries. Some argue that theocracy exists only when religious leaders are also the actual, official political leaders and, as such, impose their particular theological views... more
The attached PDF contains the title page, copyright page, epigraphs, and table of contents for "The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience" by Alan E. Johnson (available in paperback and Kindle editions at Amazon... more
This book is about Roger Williams (ca. 1603-83), who was banished from the colony of Massachusetts Bay for advocating freedom of conscience, separation of church and state, Native American rights, and related matters. He founded the town... more
Aug 23, 15 · edit 1 like · Alan Johnson's review bookshelves: history-american-colonial, history-americannew-england, partially-read, roger-williams-secondary-and-ri
Tom R. Chambers created this photo album of Descendants of many of the First Settlers of Rhode Island to pay tribute to the trials and tribulations that their Ancestors were subjected to during the early to middle 1600s. It offers a... more
This volume contains Roger Williams's famous work "The Bloudy Tenent, of Persecution, for cause of Conscience, discussed, in a Conference betweene Truth and Peace" (1644).
This is a review of the definitive edition of the correspondence of Roger Williams (ca. 1603-1683). The review was originally published on April 26, 2014. A typographical error was corrected on December 27, 2014.
These errata and supplemental comments were prepared after my book "The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience" was in the publication process and too late for inclusion in the book itself. This updated document... more
Aug 23, 15 · edit Alan Johnson's review bookshelves: partially-read, history-american-colonial, historyamerican-native-american, history-american-new-england, roger-williams-secondary-and-ri
This volume contains Roger Williams's "The Bloody Tenent Yet More Bloody: By Mr Cottons endevour to wash it white in the Bloode of the Lambe" (1652).
This article provides a summary of some aspects of my book "The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience," though the book itself contains much more information, analysis, and documentation regarding these and... more
This volume contains the following works authored by Roger Williams: Christenings make not Christians (1645 or 1646), Experiments of Spiritual Life & Health (1652), The Fourth Paper, Presented by Major Butler (1652), The Hireling... more
This is an excerpt from Chapter 9 ("Roger Williams and the Founding of the United States of America") of Alan E. Johnson's "The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience" (Pittsburgh, PA: Philosophia Publications,... more
For centuries, a shorthand essay of Roger Williams (ca. 1603-83), written sometime during the last few years of his life, was left undeciphered and was accordingly unavailable to historians. In a remarkable scholarly achievement, a team... more
This volume contains John Cotton's Reply to Mr. Williams, his Examination (1647) and Roger Williams's Queries of Highest Consideration (1644).