Faith and slavery in the Presbyterian diaspora / edited by William Harrison Taylor and Peter C. Messer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, William Harrison, 1980- editor.

Messer, Peter C., editor.

Series:

Studies in eighteenth-century America and the Atlantic world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery and the church--Presbyterian Church.

Slavery and the church.

Presbyterian--Doctrines.

Presbyterian.

Physical Description:

x, 277 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 From James Montgomery to James Macbeth: The Development of Scottish Antislavery Theology and Action, 1756-1848 / Iain Whyte Whyte, Iain 15

2 Between Enlightenment and Evangelicalism: Presbyterian Diversity and American Slavery, 1700-1800 / Gideon Mailer Mailer, Gideon 43

3 "Made of One Flesh?": Revisiting the 1787 Slavery Policy of the Synod of New York and Philadelphia / William Harrison Taylor Taylor, William Harrison 71

4 "A Blessing or a Curse, Depending on How It Is Used": David Ramsay's Presbyterian Antislavery Journey / Peter C. Messer Messer, Peter C. 95

5 Transatlantic Family Journeys : From Antislavery Ethos to Proslavery Ethic / Nini Rodgers Rodgers, Nini 125

6 The Reformed Presbyterian Church and Antislavery in Nineteenth-Century America / William J. Roulston Roulston, William J. 149

7 Commerce and Christianity: Scottish Presbyterians, Slavery, and Islam in East Central Africa, 1870-1900 / Richard Finlay Finlay, Richard 175

8 Antislavery Work by the American Women of the Presbyterian Congo Mission / Kimberly Hill Hill, Kimberly 205

9 "The Slave Trade in the New Hebrides": Covenanting Ideology, the New Hebrides Mission, and the Campaign against the Pacific Island Labor Traffic / Valerie Wallace Wallace, Valerie 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611462012

1611462010

OCLC:

927382050

Publisher Number:

40025793302