Author

Isaac Backus

1724–1806
Isaac Backus. New England Baptist. Champion of religious liberty and separation of church and state in the American founding era.

Works in the Library

A Fish Caught in His Own Net → An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty → Policy, as Well as Honesty, Forbids the Use of Secular Force in Religious Affairs → Truth Is Great, and Will Prevail → A Seasonable Plea for Liberty of Conscience → Government and Liberty Described; and Ecclesiastical Tyranny Exposed → An Appeal to the People of the Massachusetts State, Against Arbitrary Power → The New Testament Interpretation of the Old, Relative to Infant Baptism → A Discourse Concerning the Materials, Manner of Building, and Power of Organizing of the Church of Christ → The Doctrine of Sovereign Grace Opened and Vindicated → The Nature and Necessity of an Internal Call to Preach the Everlasting Gospel → A Letter to the Reverend Mr. Benjamin Lord →

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