ISBN: 9780271028156

John Clarke and His Legacies is the first full-length biography of John Clarke (1609–76), a principal founder of colonial Rhode Island. Although Roger Williams usually gets most of … More...

John Clarke and His Legacies is the first full-length biography of John Clarke (1609–76), a principal founder of colonial Rhode Island. Although Roger Williams usually gets most of the attention, Sydney James shows that Clarke made a lasting contribution to the colony—perhaps more so than Williams. Williams was the first Baptist minister in America, but he left his church after a very short time. And although Williams won the first charter for Rhode Island, the charter soon had to be replaced. Clarke, however, founded the first Baptist church in Newport, where he continued to contribute to the Baptist community. And in 1663 he procured the royal charter that would remain the foundation of government in Rhode Island until 1842.This inquiry into Clarke's life engages a variety of intriguing topics. It surveys a formative stage in American Baptist history, one that spurned dependency upon government more thoroughly than any part of the United States does today. Through the experience of Clark, we see pioneering American religious volunteerism, problems of church-state relations, and the peculiar nature of colonial relations with the parent country. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>U.S. History>Regional History>Regional History, Penn State University Press Core >1<

ISBN: 9780271028156

John Clarke and His Legacies is the first full-length biography of John Clarke (1609â??76), a principal founder of colonial Rhode Island. Although Roger Williams usually gets most of the … More...

John Clarke and His Legacies is the first full-length biography of John Clarke (1609â??76), a principal founder of colonial Rhode Island. Although Roger Williams usually gets most of the attention, Sydney James shows that Clarke made a lasting contribution to the colonyâ??perhaps more so than Williams. Williams was the first Baptist minister in America, but he left his church after a very short time. And although Williams won the first charter for Rhode Island, the charter soon had to be replaced. Clarke, however, founded the first Baptist church in Newport, where he continued to contribute to the Baptist community. And in 1663 he procured the royal charter that would remain the foundation of government in Rhode Island until 1842.This inquiry into Clarke's life engages a variety of intriguing topics. It surveys a formative stage in American Baptist history, one that spurned dependency upon government more thoroughly than any part of the United States does today. Through the experience of Clark, we see pioneering American religious volunteerism, problems of church-state relations, and the peculiar nature of colonial relations with the parent country. | John Clarke and His Legacies by Sydney James Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > History > North American History > United States > East P10103, Sydney James<

1999, ISBN: 9780271028156

Pennsylvania State University Press, Taschenbuch, 220 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780271028156, 0.34 kg, Vereinigte Staaten, Geschichte… More...

Pennsylvania State University Press, Taschenbuch, 220 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780271028156, 0.34 kg, Vereinigte Staaten, Geschichte, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Politisch, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, Religion, Religionsgeschichte, Religionswissenschaft, Geisteswissenschaften, Fachbücher, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Religion & Gesellschaft, Religion & Glaube, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999<

1999, ISBN: 9780271028156

Pennsylvania State University Press, Taschenbuch, 220 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.75 kg, Vereinigte Staaten, Geschichte, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Ka… More...

Pennsylvania State University Press, Taschenbuch, 220 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.75 kg, Vereinigte Staaten, Geschichte, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Politisch, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, Religion, Religionsgeschichte, Religionswissenschaft, Geisteswissenschaften, Fachbücher, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Religion & Gesellschaft, Religion & Glaube, Englische Bücher, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999<