Williams, Roger
WILLIAMS, ROGER (1603–1683), English and American Puritan minister and prophet of religious liberty, founder of Rhode Island. Born in London, Roger Williams was the son of Alice...
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Williams, Roger
c.1603
London, England
1683
Rhode Island
Pioneer of religious freedom, founder of Rhode Island
Portrait: Roger Williams.
" . . . all men may walk as their consciences per...
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Roger Williams (ca. 1603-1683), Puritan clergyman in America, founded Providence, Rhode Island. He was the first American spokesman for religious toleration and the separation of church and state.Roge...
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Although Roger Williams by no means originated the concept of separation of church and state or the notion that one's religious beliefs are inviolably private matters, it is for these two principles t...
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Williams, Roger
Williams, Roger
Roger Williams
Roger Williams