John Leland
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John Leland
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Church-State Separation Elder John Leland (1754-1851) was a religious patriot for the separation of church and state. His amazing role in assuring Religious Liberty in the newly constituted United States is hardly known outside Baptists circles and the Presbyterians who wish he had belonged to them. Leland's ministry did not begin with great accolades but in the highlight of his career he was influencing the likes of James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. His dramatic telling of the pastorate in 18th Century America informs 21st Century audiences of the risks and trials of ministry outside the established religious landscape. Considering the modern challenges to church-state separation, churches benefit from understanding how our present freedoms were earned and how life might be if we allow them to be lost.
John Leland: A Patriot for Church-State Separation (Cranford, Posting soon) Leland Brochure (Cranford) Additional Research Links: John Leland a biographical sketch presented by Emerson Proctor John Leland: Secular Humanist? Locusts and Wild Honey » John Leland John Leland: Evolving Views of Slavery, 1789-1839 Americans United: Legacy Of Liberty John Leland on Famous Americans John Leland by The Reformed Reader John Leland: Pious preacher and religious libertarian by Mainstream Baptist Network A Daily Dose of John Leland from 21tnt.com Leland: A Man Behind the First Amendment - Jonathan Pait A Baptist Preacher and the First Amendment Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Cheshire, Massachusetts 01225 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County Doing Freedom Baptist Style: Liberty of Conscience
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