Separating church and state
Subtitle: Roger Williams and religious liberty
By: Timothy L. Hall.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.; Freedom of religion -- United States -- History.; Church and state -- United States -- History.
Description: Roger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, is famous as an apostle of religious tolerance and a foe of religious establishments.

In Separating Church and State, Timothy Hall combines impressive historical and legal scholarship to explore Williams's theory of religious liberty and relate it to current debate. Williams's fierce religious dogmatism, Hall argues, is precisely what led to his religious tolerance, making him one of the most articulate champions in history of the argument for the necessary separation of church and state.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: Separation and banishment; title: The premises of religious establishment in the Massachusetts Bay Colony; title: Challenging the logic of the puritan establishment; title: Order and "civility"; title: Roger Williams and the theoretical foundations of the First Amendment; title: The significance of Roger Williams.