The Formation of the Southern Baptist Convention, Roger Williams it history, theology and practice and major internal controversy

The Formation of the Southern Baptist Convention, Roger Williams it history, theology and practice and major internal controversy

Thesis Statement

How a great Baptist, Roger Williams enfolds himself in different controversies and reflects his unsatisfied life.

A Summary of the study

During the 17th century, both particular and general Baptists worked with others for gaining religious independence by sailing to America. The grounds of Southern Baptist denomination can be traced from the England Reformation in the 16th century. By the year of 1644, the efforts of John Smyth and Thomas Helwys greatly contributed to establish 50 Baptist Churches in England. The theologian, Roger Williams came to America for breaking out religious discrimination, and in the year of 1638 he established the American's First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island. By the middle 18th century, general Baptists charged far better than the counterparts of Calvinistic in the colonies of New England. In the mid colonies and South, nevertheless, there were particular Baptists who gained the leading position. The character development of Baptist and their work in the South can be analyzed in the organization and also in the early associations. The religious study defines that the primary three Baptist associations in the soil of America were also the most three significant institution in building faith and practicing Baptist churches in the South.

Roger Williams (1603-1683) was a theologian of English Protestant who appeared as a prominent figure of religious freedom and the separation of state and church. In the year of 1636, Roger started the Providence Plantation's colony that offered protection to religious minorities. Roger Williams has faced many turning points in his thoughts and ministry. Many of his writings hold some key information which shed some light in ...