Slavery and sin : the fight against slavery and the rise of liberal Protestantism / Molly Oshatz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oshatz, Molly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism (Religion)--Protestant churches--History.

Liberalism (Religion).

Slavery and the church--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery and the church.

Slavery--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery.

United States--Church history--19th century.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Molly Oshatz reveals the antislavery origins of liberal Protestantism, arguing that the antebellum slavery debates forced antislavery Protestants to develop new understandings of truth and morality and apply the theological lessons of antislavery to the challenges posed by evolution and historical biblical criticism.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Early Slavery Debates; 2. Antislavery Moderation; 3. The Antebellum Slavery Debate ; 4. Social Sin; 5. God in History; 6. The New Theology; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-42377-4

0-19-991018-9

9786613423771

OCLC:

922970997