The Travail of Religious Liberty: Nine Biographical Studies

by Roland H. Bainton

The material in this book represents in large part lectures delivered at the invitation of the faculty and trustees of the Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, on the James Sprunt foundation. For publication, these lectures were revised and in some cases amplified. The Peak of Catholic Thomas of Torquemada; The Peak of Protestant John Calvin; The Victim of Protestant Michael Servetus; The Sebastien Castellio; The Heretic as David Joris; The Heretic as Bernadino Ochino; The Bard of Speech John Milton; The Roger Williams; Apologist for the Act of John Locke.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Roland Herbert Bainton, Ph.D. (Yale University; A.B., Whitman College), served forty-two years as Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School. A specialist in Reformation history, he continued writing well into his twenty years of retirement. His most popular book, Here I Stand, sold more than a million copies.

Ordained as a Congregationist minister, he never served as the pastor of a congregation.

Reviews

[Sharon Zink · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using biographies of several different people, the author traces the development of the idea of religious freedom. The writing was usually clear, although I think 25 plus pages is too long for one chapter. Still, the book was informative and thought provoking.