Tools of Control or Seeds of Liberation? by Iain Whyte (Paperback Book)

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Examining the history of slavery in the American South, it is impossible to separate the interpretations of Christianity from the arguments and counter-arguments surrounding liberation. In Tools of Control or Seeds of Liberation, Iain Whyte considers how this intertwining of ideologies impacted enslaved people and their relationship to religion. Tracing the legacy of the reformed tradition from its enthusiasm for 'instruction for all', to the weakening of views on injustice by slave-holding Christians, Whyte explores in detail the dilemmas, compromises, and self-interest of many Reformed Christians. He considers the essential incompatibility of faith in Jesus with the support of slavery, and how the movement for abolition in the mid-eighteenth century focussed Christians on this question.\n\nTools of Control or Seeds of Liberation?\nReformed Evangelism and Slavery in the Ante-Bellum American South\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delive;