God, War, and Providence, James A. Warren
God, War, and Providence, James A. Warren
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God, War, and Providence
The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

Author: James A. Warren

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/12/2018


Synopsis

A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New England, Roger Williams was also a social critic, diplomat, theologian, and politician who fervently believed in tolerance. Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635, Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and laid the foundations for the colony of Rhode Island as a place where Indian and English cultures could flourish side by side, in peace.

As the seventeenth century wore on, a steadily deepening antagonism developed between an expansionist, aggressive Puritan culture and an increasingly vulnerable, politically divided Indian population. Indian tribes that had been at the center of the New England communities found themselves shunted off to the margins of the region. By the 1660s, all the major Indian peoples in southern New England had come to accept English authority, either tacitly or explicitly. All, except one: the Narragansetts.

In God, War, and Providence James A. Warren tells the remarkable and little-known story of the alliance between Roger Williams's Rhode Island and the Narragansett Indians, and how they joined forces to retain their autonomy and their distinctive ways of life against Puritan encroachment.

About James A. Warren

James A. Warren is a former visiting scholar in the American Studies Department at Brown University. A regular contributor to The Daily Beast, Warren is the author of God, War, and Providence; Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam; American Spartans: The United States Marines: A Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq, among other books. His articles have appeared in MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, Vietnam Magazine, Society, and the Providence Journal. For many years Warren was an acquisitions editor in the fields of history, religion, and ethnic studies at Columbia University Press. Educated at Brown, he lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ionia on June 15, 2018

Perhaps because I read so many history books, I tend to be somewhat of a tough critic of them, but I cannot find fault with this one. This is a riveting, fascinating story and recounted by the author in such a way that you feel like you are right there, witnessing the events for yourself. If you thi......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on October 13, 2018

Very well written book and informative. If you live in the New England area then you have to read this book to understand the current situation between the Native American tribes and the federal government.......more

Goodreads review by James on June 22, 2018

“God, War, and Providence” is a superbly written and exquisitely researched work by James A. Warren. I was very excited to read this book, and I wasn’t disappointed. There seems to be a huge gap in American popular history spanning the years between the Mayflower and the Declaration of Independence.......more

Goodreads review by Casey on June 22, 2018

I received a free Kindle copy of God, War and Providence by James Warren courtesy of Net Galley  and Scribner, the publisher. It was with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and my fiction book review blog. I also posted it to my Facebook,......more

Goodreads review by Colleen on May 02, 2024

Really liked learning more about the founder of my state. I knew about his beliefs around religious tolerance but nothing about his friendships with the native people especially the Narragansetts. He was really ahead of his time on so many things.......more