Considered part of the “pulpit of the American Revolution,” and a leading advocate of the separation of church and state in Revolutionary-era America, Baptist pastor Isaac Backus was a pillar of early American evangelical thought. His works such as Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty and Government and Liberty Described and Ecclesiastical Tyranny Exposed open a valuable window into early America and the development of the ideals of religious liberty.

Better understand the doctrine of universal salvation and the historical debate surrounding it. Early American Baptist preacher Isaac Backus examines this doctrine and refutes it with Scripture. Particularly, Backus responds to the writings of Relly and Winchester, and argues against their claims.