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The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia
Charles F. Irons
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Paperback. Argues that white evangelicals' ideas about slavery grew directly out of their interactions with black evangelicals. This book draws from church records and slave narratives to illuminate the relationship between whites and blacks within the evangelical fold. It argues that black evangelicals inadvertently shaped the proslavery argument. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 illustrations, 5 tables, 2 maps, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
This book deals with the evangelical roots of the proslavery argument. In the colonial and antebellum South, black and white evangelicals frequently prayed, sang, and worshipped together. Even though white evangelicals claimed spiritual fellowship with those of African descent, they nonetheless emerged as the most effective defenders of race-based slavery. As Charles Irons persuasively argues, white evangelicals' ideas about slavery grew directly out of their interactions with black evangelicals. Set in Virginia, the largest slaveholding state and the hearth of the southern evangelical movement, this book draws from church records, denominational newspapers, slave narratives, and private letters and diaries to ... Read more
This book deals with the evangelical roots of the proslavery argument. In the colonial and antebellum South, black and white evangelicals frequently prayed, sang, and worshipped together. Even though white evangelicals claimed spiritual fellowship with those of African descent, they nonetheless emerged as the most effective defenders of race-based slavery. As Charles Irons persuasively argues, white evangelicals' ideas about slavery grew directly out of their interactions with black evangelicals. Set in Virginia, the largest slaveholding state and the hearth of the southern evangelical movement, this book draws from church records, denominational newspapers, slave narratives, and private letters and diaries to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807858776
SKU
V9780807858776
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About Charles F. Irons
CHARLES F. IRONS is assistant professor of history at Elon University.
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