Bonds of Salvation : How Christianity Inspired and Limited American Abolitionism /

"Ben Wright's "Bonds of Salvation" demonstrates how religion structured the possibilities and limitations of American abolitionism. His work begins with the American Revolution and ends with the schisms in the three largest Protestant denominations that sent the nation down a pat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Ben, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slavery and the church.
Slavery.
Antislavery movements.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery and the church > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Salvation and Slavery
  • Conversionist and Purificationist Antislavery, 1776-1800
  • National Churches and National Reform, 1800-1815
  • Saving Africa and Redeeming the United States, 1815-1825
  • Missionary Dreams and Anti-Colonization Movements, 1825-1830
  • Shattering the Conversionist Consensus, 1830-1837
  • Slavery and Schism, 1837-1845
  • Conclusion: Secession and Salvation.

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