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Tools of control or seeds of liberation? : reformed Evangelism and slavery in the ante-bellum American South / Iain Whyte.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Whyte, Iain, author.
Contributor:
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wright, Theodore S. (Theodore Sedgwick), 1797-1847.
Wright, Theodore S.
Slavery and the church--Southern States--History.
Slavery and the church.
Slavery--Southern States--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Slavery.
Slavery--Religious aspects--Presbyterians.
Antislavery movements--History--18th century.
Antislavery movements.
Antislavery movements--History--19th century.
Enslaved persons--Religious life--United States.
Enslaved persons.
Enslaved persons--Education--United States.
Christian education--Southern States--19th century.
Christian education.
Evangelistic work--Southern States--19th century.
Evangelistic work.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 151 pages.)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 2025.
Contents:
Introduction
John Knox and the legacy of religious education
New World Presbyterians : slavery and caution
The dilemmas of some Princetonians
Rebellion and reaction
Paternalism and colonialism
Religious education and slaveholding
Religion in the memory of the enslaved
Against the odds : two self-liberated women in a male era
Black Presbyterians in cooperation and conflict ; Theodore Sedgwick Wright (1797-1847)
Visiting the Reformation roots
In the end of the day.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780718897970 (electronic bk.)
0718897978 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
90103963098
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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