Religion and the Antebellum Debate Over Slavery
- ISBN-10
- 0820319724
- ISBN-13
- 9780820319728
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 391
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Authors
- John R. McKivigan, Mitchell Snay
Description
Essays discuss proslavery arguments in the churches, the urge toward compromise and unity, the coming of schisms in the various denominations, and the role of local conditions in determining policies
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