The impact of the "fear of God" on the British abolitionist movement
While there is a general consensus around the role of religion in the abolition of the Slave Trade, historians continue to give little to no detail on exactly how Christian theology influenced the abolitionist movement. This article seeks to interrogate one major theological factor inherent in the s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2019]
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 26-52 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ USA
/ Abolitionists
/ Evangelical movement
/ Old Testament
/ History 1660-1807
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KBQ North America KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
British abolitionist movement
B Christian Theology B Divine Providence B the fear of God B abolition of the Slave Trade B judicial providentialism B John Coffey |
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| Summary: | While there is a general consensus around the role of religion in the abolition of the Slave Trade, historians continue to give little to no detail on exactly how Christian theology influenced the abolitionist movement. This article seeks to interrogate one major theological factor inherent in the spirituality that underpinned the activism of the British abolitionists, namely their notion of Divine Providence, and particularly its moral-emotive correlate: the fear of God's wrath. These theological notions are discussed based mainly on the analysis of the primary sources and within the theoretical framework of judicial providentialism, aptly captured by John Coffey among others. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9776 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/znth-2019-0014 |