Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul, John M. Barry. New York, NY: Viking, 2012. [Publisher link is to paperback edition] Summary: A study of the life of Roger Williams focusing on the intellectual influences upon Williams, his journey to Massachusetts, banishment and founding of Rhode Island, and his signal ideas of freedom of conscience and government by consent of the governed. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul