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The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia Charles F. Irons New edition
The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia
Charles F. Irons
Argues that white evangelicals' ideas about slavery grew directly out of their interactions with black evangelicals. This book draws from church records and slave narratives to illuminate the relationship between whites and blacks within the evangelical fold. It argues that black evangelicals inadvertently shaped the proslavery argument.
352 pages, 3 illustrations, 5 tables, 2 maps, notes, bibl., index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 19, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807858776 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 23 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |