Showing Roger Williams: The Pioneer of Religious Liberty by Oscar S. Straus

PREFACE: The Reformation, the Puritan Revolution, and the establishment of Religious Liberty are the important stages in the development of freedom from medieval despotism to the modern recognition of the inalienable rights of man. They are links in the chain of history stretching from the reign of Henry VIII. to the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. The apostles of these three epochs are Luther, Cromwell, and Roger Williams......Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.