Kevin D. Butler

Slavery, Religion, and Race in Antebellum Missouri

Freedom from Slavery and Freedom from Sin

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at the interaction of slavery, religion, and race in antebellum Missouri and how they influenced and shaped each other. The author argues that for African Americans, religion was an arena where they sought control over their own lives and where they created their own form of Christianity.

Produktdetails

• Religion in American History
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9781666916997
• ISBN-10: 1666916994
• Artikelnr.: 66161815

Autorenporträt

By Kevin D. Butler

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Northern and Antislavery Evangelicals in Missouri
Chapter 2 The Conjure Tradition in Missouri Slave Communities
Chapter 3 Saving Souls and Controlling Slaves: The White Church
Chapter 4"Nobody Know But Jesus": The Development of Christianity in the
African American Community
Chapter 5 African American Independent Churches and the Urban Environment