Roger Williams and the Creation of th..., John M. Barry
Roger Williams and the Creation of th..., John M. Barry
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Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul
Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty

Author: John M. Barry

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 17 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/10/2012

Synopsis

Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author John M. Barry has penned numerous works on a variety of historical subjects. Here Barry explores the development of the fundamental ideas of church and state through the story of Roger Williams. The first to link religious freedom to individual liberty, Williams helped shape the balance of religion and politics seen in America today.

About John M. Barry

John M. Barry is the author of Rising Tide, The Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington, and co-author of The Transformed Cell, which has been published in twelve languages. As Washington editor of Dunn's Review, he covered national politics, and he has also written for The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Sports Illustrated. He lives in New Orleans and Washington, D.C.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kressel

This book is probably the definitive work on Roger Williams, which means it was well-researched, detailed, and took me a few weeks to get through. It was so chock-full of information, the task of writing a review of it daunted me, but delaying it has only made things worse because now I've probably......more

Goodreads review by B. P.

"I desire not to sleep in security and dream of a Nest which no hand can reach. I can not but expect changes, yet dare I not despise a Liberty, which the Lord seemeth[sic]to offer me if for mine own or others peace." - Roger Williams Is it allowed to man-crush on 17th century protestant ministers?......more

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