Christian views on slavery

Christian views on slavery be varied regionally, historically den spiritually. Na slavery insyd various forms be a part of de social environment for much of Christianity ein history, wey dey span well over eighteen centuries. Na Saint Augustine describe slavery as e be against God ein intention wey dey result from sin. De earliest elaboration of abolition wey dey survive from antiquity be Gregory of Nyssa ein sermon on owning slaves den pride (380 AD), wey dey anticipate de moral groundwork of de abolitionist movement by nearly 1,500 years. Insyd de eighteenth century na de abolition movement take shape among Christians across de globe.

Insyd de eighteenth den nineteenth century debates wey dey concern abolition, na dem use passages insyd de Bible by both pro-slavery advocates den abolitionists to support dema respective views. Na e be Christian groups wey take a hard stand against slavery as an institution wey na dem push for abolition secof na secular government protect slavery.

Insyd modern times, chaw Christian organizations reject de permissibility of slavery.

 References 

 Read further 

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 Lossing, Benson J., LL.D.  Matthew Brady's Illustrated History of the Civil War 1861–65 and the Causes That Led Up To the Great Conflict.  Random House.  .
 Lewis, Bernard (1992). Race and Slavery in the Middle East. New York: Oxford University Press. .
 Nevins, Allan.  The Emergence of Lincoln: Prologue to Civil War 1859–1861. ©1950, Charles Scribner's Sons.  SBN 684-10416-4.
 E. Wyn James, 'Welsh Ballads and American Slavery', The Welsh Journal of Religious History, 2 (2007), pp. 59–86. ISSN 0967-3938.

 External links 

 Does the Bible condone, condemn, or remain neutral on the issue of slavery?, WELS Topical Q&A (Confessional Lutheran perspective)
 Louis W. Cable - SLAVERY and the BIBLE
 DeBow's Review (September 1850): "Slavery and the Bible"
 St. John Crysostom's Homilies on the Epistle to Philemon (Circa 400 CE)
 Roberts, Christo: Christianity’s Supposed Role in Ending Slavery. Free Inquiry 2/2025.