Abstract
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be justified? In Christian Slavery, Katharine Gerbner contends that religion was fundamental to the development of both slavery and race in the Protestant Atlantic world.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780812294903 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780812250015 |
| State | Published - Mar 26 2018 |
Keywords
- Slavery
- Religion
- Atlantic World
- Christianity
- Quakers
- Moravians
- Church of England
- Conversion
- Black Christianity
- Caribbean
- Early America