The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia

The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia

by Charles F . Irons (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 380
Edition: 1
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 15 May 2008

ISBN 10: 0807858773
ISBN 13: 9780807858776