Build That Wall: A Deist President, Connecticut Baptists, and Religious Freedom

Each American president has faced challenges and opportunities in how he has responded to issues of religious liberty.  None would claim to be against "religious freedom" per se, yet some ways in which they have understood it seem to have undermined basic meanings of the expression.  In better understanding religious liberty 1802, to a letter correspondence between the Danbury Baptist Association of Danbury, Connecticut and the new American President, Thomas Jefferson.  Together these odd allies led America to see a "wall of separation" between religion and government as a critical start for reflecting on the unique religious identity of the American experiment as it plays out today.  Join us for Dr. Craig Wansink's lecture exploring this topic.  Seating is limited. Light refreshments will be provided.