1st Edition
Toleration, Freedom of Religion, and Church–State Relations in the Thought of the First Baptists The Garden Walled Off from the Wilderness
1. Introduction PART ONE. THE FREEDOM OF BELIEVERS AS A PRECONDITION OF THE PURITY OF THE CHURCH: FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE IN THE THOUGHT OF THE FIRST BAPTISTS 2. Part 1: Introductory Remarks 3. General Baptists: Freedom of Conscience in the Writings of Thomas Helwys, John Murton, and Leonard Busher 4. Particular Baptists: Free Conscience in the Deliberations of Christopher Blackwood and Samuel Richardson 5. Part 1: Concluding Remarks PART TWO. CHURCH–STATE RELATIONS IN THE THOUGHT OF THE FIRST BAPTISTS IN AMERICA: “BRIERS AND THORNS” IN THE “GARDEN” OF THE CHURCH OF MASSACHUSETTS 6. Part 2: Introductory Remarks 7. Roger Williams: A Man of the “Wilderness” Longing for the “Garden” 8. John Clarke: A Newport Baptist, Peacher, and Statesman of the “Living Experiment” 9. Part 2: Concluding Remarks 10. Summary Bibliography Index
Biography
Rafał Prostak is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at Krakow University of Economics, Poland.
