Sola Scriptura and Sectarianism: The Rise of the Rogerenes in Colonial New London, 1664-1721

Historical biography of John Rogers and rise of the religious sect known as the Rogerenes in colonial New London, CT. The Rogerenes challenged the colony's established church and championed emancipation and women's rights, among other social causes, leading them to pose a threat to the colony's "Standing Order" and represent a sometimes combative effort to establish religious freedom in America.