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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
A Research Paper on the “The Contribution of Baptists in the Struggle for Religious Freedom”
Submitted to Dr. Jason J. Graffagnino, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
CHHI 665 – B04
History of Baptists
by
Elizabeth Linz Barthelemy
March 6, 2015
Contents
Introduction 1
The Baptist Origin 2-3
The First Baptists Believers in America 3-4
Significant Names of Baptist Leaders 4-5
The American Baptist Contribution to “Religious Liberty” 6-7
Rhode Island 7-8
Plymouth 9
Pennsylvania 10
The Baptist’s Struggle for “Religious Liberty” 10-12
Conclusion 12
Bibliography 13
Introduction
“Religious Liberty” is a good and perfect gift.1 Contrary to populace belief, the expression “separation of church and state” did not originate with the ACLU but with the British Baptists. The honorable hunger for “religious liberty” was a God-given desire that led them to America.2 They arrived in America and carried religious freedom cupped with the horrors associated with coercive religious. They envision a country in which Christians, of different persuasion, could live in brotherly love and shared society and civil affairs. The British Baptists were true defenders of “religious liberty,” for all men, i.e., Turkish, Jewish, Buddist or any other religion.3 Their goal was not merely tolerance but only aimed at absolute, “religious liberty.”4 This paper will examine the Baptist’s contribution to America’s “religious liberty.” It will summarize Baptist origin, their religious liberty struggles, tenacity, and relentlessness in the pursuit of religious liberty. These traits earned them a place of honor in the history of America’s fight to establish “religious liberty.” The Baptists knew that, “where there was liberty, the Spirit of the Lord would be present,” and therefore, it was worthy of fighting for.5
The Baptist Origin in
A Research Paper on the “The Contribution of Baptists in the Struggle for Religious Freedom”
Submitted to Dr. Jason J. Graffagnino, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
CHHI 665 – B04
History of Baptists
by
Elizabeth Linz Barthelemy
March 6, 2015
Contents
Introduction 1
The Baptist Origin 2-3
The First Baptists Believers in America 3-4
Significant Names of Baptist Leaders 4-5
The American Baptist Contribution to “Religious Liberty” 6-7
Rhode Island 7-8
Plymouth 9
Pennsylvania 10
The Baptist’s Struggle for “Religious Liberty” 10-12
Conclusion 12
Bibliography 13
Introduction
“Religious Liberty” is a good and perfect gift.1 Contrary to populace belief, the expression “separation of church and state” did not originate with the ACLU but with the British Baptists. The honorable hunger for “religious liberty” was a God-given desire that led them to America.2 They arrived in America and carried religious freedom cupped with the horrors associated with coercive religious. They envision a country in which Christians, of different persuasion, could live in brotherly love and shared society and civil affairs. The British Baptists were true defenders of “religious liberty,” for all men, i.e., Turkish, Jewish, Buddist or any other religion.3 Their goal was not merely tolerance but only aimed at absolute, “religious liberty.”4 This paper will examine the Baptist’s contribution to America’s “religious liberty.” It will summarize Baptist origin, their religious liberty struggles, tenacity, and relentlessness in the pursuit of religious liberty. These traits earned them a place of honor in the history of America’s fight to establish “religious liberty.” The Baptists knew that, “where there was liberty, the Spirit of the Lord would be present,” and therefore, it was worthy of fighting for.5
The Baptist Origin in
Bibliography: Hamburger, Philip. "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN PHILADELPHIA." Emory Law Journal 54, no. 4 (Fall2005 2005): 1603-1631. Legal Collection, EBSCOhost (accessed March 2, 2015). Reno, R.R. "Defending religious liberty." First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life 225 (2012): 3+. Academic OneFile. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.