Slavery and sacred texts : the Bible, the Constitution, and historical consciousness in Antebellum America

Slavery and sacred texts : the Bible, the Constitution, and historical consciousness in Antebellum America / Jordan T. Watkins.

"In the decades before the Civil War, Americans appealed to the nation's sacred religious and legal texts (the Bible and the Constitution) to address the slavery crisis. The ensuing political debates over slavery deepened interpreters' emphasis on historical readings of the sacred tex...

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Main Author: Watkins, Jordan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:Cambridge historical studies in American law and society.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution.
Bible > Influence.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > Public opinion.
Slavery > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Antislavery movements > United States.
Religion and politics > United States.
Collective memory > United States.
United States > Race relations > History.
United States > Religion.
History.
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