Mastering Christianity

Mastering Christianity
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780199773961
ISBN-13 : 0199773963
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Book Synopsis Mastering Christianity by : Travis Glasson

Download or read book Mastering Christianity written by Travis Glasson and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how missionaries of the Anglican Church in North America, the Caribbean, and Africa initially spread a religiously-grounded understanding of human diversity that stressed the essential unity of all people but over time developed the idea that slavery and Christianity were entirely compatible and could be mutually beneficial, leading the Church to become an institutional opponent of the abolition movement.


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