To be fully American means building one’s life together with other Americans, embedded in thick layers of associations, in the spirit of self-governing.| Law & Liberty
When we think of early American champions of religious liberty, one name often rises above the rest: Roger Williams. Williams is widely remembered as the founder of Rhode Island and a strong advocate for the separation of church and state. But what kind of man turns down a prestigious ministerial position in Boston, only to […]| Ben Franklin's World
The Mayflower came to America 400 years ago. The Mayflower brought pilgrims of a different kind – about 100 people who were committed to living lives of industry and independent thinking. They were mostly Puritans. That made them very different than the rugged pilgrims of Jamestown, a group that had…| My Merry Christmas
In the 1630s, John Davenport, like many Puritan ministers preaching in cosmopolitan and decadent London, yearned to create a “New Jerusalem.” This “heavenly city” wou…| Today in Connecticut History
The Arrival of the Four Ministers| The Hampton Court Conference, 1604