On Religious Liberty: Selections from the Works of Roger WilliamsHarvard University Press, 31/01/2008 - 288 من الصفحات 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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... political pragmatism , but from a radical commit- ment to Puritan Calvinism . As a Puritan , Williams was committed to a clas- sically Calvinist worldview that emphasized the sovereignty of God , the ut- ter sinfulness of human beings ...
... political tensions that had been simmering during Elizabeth's long reign . In 1527 King Henry VIII , in response to the pope's refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon , had torn the Church of England from the Catholic fold ...
... political rather than theological , and because Henry removed himself from obligation to the papacy but not necessarily from the Ro- man character of his own personal faith , changes to English religious life were minimal . During the ...
... politics had allowed . While Elizabeth had failed to satisfy the Puritans ' long- ings , however , they quickly discovered that the Stuart kings were much worse . Tolerant of the Puritans early in his reign , James had little stomach ...
... political climate quickly became more dangerous for Puritans , and some who had labored domestically for church reform under Elizabeth and James now thought seriously about relocating . With England active in the explora- tion of the ...