Witte Jr., John. “PROPHETS, PRIESTS, AND KINGS: JOHN MILTON AND THE REFORMATION OF RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES IN ENGLAND”. Emory Law Journal Vol. 57 Issue 6

This article concentrates on the reformation in a new way, not just in a religious light of the Protestants desire to reform the ways the Christian faith was practiced, but also a full reform of domestic and civil rights and liberties in early modern England centering on the contributions to this cause that were made by an English poet named John Milton. It calls attention to the main events and writings of those encouraging the goal of change in society in England as well as Milton's part in the event. Moreover, it also discusses on how a group of protestants inspired by the teachings of John Calvin developed a theory of fundamental rights which later on helped to inspire and then appears in the American Bill of Rights. This article gives a direct connection between the reformation movement and the ways that the laws of the United States are instituted and enforced. The author, John Witte, Jr., earns his credentials in this area through his study of law and then later employment as the Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at the Emory University.