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John Demos' book, The Unredeemed Captive, brings further evidence of the importance of religion in the lives of the colonists in early America. He makes numerous references to that fact as he describes the faith they rely on during times of grief, despair, and in the very way they live their lives. As the story of the Williams family unravels, their unwavering faith in their religion is apparent. The theme of this story is ironically the faith that held the Williams family together, would keep them apart. Demos does an excellent job of presenting the meaning of faith and religion in colonial Massachusetts. He describes the English Puritans as unhappy with the established church in England, and they came to Deerfield, Massachusetts to settle the wilderness and to