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Gaustad, Edwin S.

Roger Williams : prophet of liberty / - New York : Oxford University Press, c2001. - 139 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Oxford portraits .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index.

1. The restless puritan -- Roger Williams and John Winthrop seek an understanding -- 2. With the native Americans -- The key to unlock many doors -- 3. Founder of Rhode Island -- On civic responsibility -- 4. The champion of religious liberty -- The folly and cruelty of religious persecution -- 5. Roger Williams and America -- Freedom: a condition of the spirit -- Chronology.

Recounts the life of 1975 century clergyman Roger Williams who championed the separation of church and stat and also the rights of Native Americans. For grades 7-12.

ISBN: 0195130006

LCCN: 00056675

Subjects--Personal Names:
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683 --Juvenile literature.
Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Puritans--Rhode Island--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Baptists--Rhode Island--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Separatists--Rhode Island--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Pioneers--Rhode Island--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Freedom of religion--History--Rhode Island--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Freedom of religion--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Reformers.
Puritans.
Freedom of religion.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rhode Island--Church history--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Rhode Island--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

LC Class. No.: F82.W7 / G38 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 974.5/02/092 B