Isaac Backus

Isaac Backus was a New England Baptist minister who championed the cause of religious liberty during the era of the American founding. He served the congregation in Middleborough, Massachusetts, for over fifty years, documented the history of New England Baptists in a substantial three-volume work, and argued persistently for the separation of church and state, engaging figures such as John Adams along the way. His writings on sovereign grace reflect theological convictions shaped by the First Great Awakening.