On Friday 30 October starting at 6pm the Rev’d Professor Maggi Dawn will deliver a lecture titled: “Roger Williams and Religious Freedom: From the Charterhouse to the Rhode Island Charter”, key themes will be:

17th-Century British & Atlantic History: The talk traces the remarkable journey of Roger Williams, a former London Charterhouse scholar who carried radical English political ideas across the Atlantic, fundamentally reshaping early American governance.

The Evolution of Liberty: Professor Dawn will examine Williams’ pioneering, radical arguments for the separation of church and state, a concept that forged a complex relationship between society, law, and religion.

Transatlantic Relevance: Marking a historical thread that continues 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, the lecture explores how Williams’ 17th-century ideals still actively echo through civic life on both sides of the Atlantic today.

About the Speaker:
Professor Maggi Dawn is a distinguished theologian, author, and academic who has taught and researched extensively at the University of Cambridge, Yale University, and Durham University (where she served as Principal of St Mary’s College). She currently serves as Diocesan Theologian in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, USA.

Full details and how to book can be found on the Charterhouse website: www.thecharterhouse.org (Use the code TSL2026 for 20% off tickets).