“Isaac Backus: Rejecting Establishment” Galatians 4:21-5:1 | Michael Gabbert

About this episode

The episode discusses Isaac Backus's role in advocating for religious liberty during the American Revolution.

Many scholars of colonial Christianity regard Isaac Backus as the greatest spokesperson for religious liberty in America. Arguing that the struggle for liberty of conscience was a fundamental issue of the Revolution, Backus acted in strategic ways that produced two significant freedoms eventually enshrined in the U.S. Constitution-religious liberty and the right to present grievances to the government for redress.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Gabbert

Topics covered

• Isaac Backus
• religious liberty
• colonial Christianity
• U.S. Constitution
• liberty of conscience

Keywords

• freedom
• government grievances
• strategic actions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: America

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