The Role of the South in the Presbyterian Schism of 1837–38
In 1927 William Warren Sweet observed that “the most important and far-reaching of the schisms in the American churches were caused by Negro slavery and the effects of the bitter contests in the churches over slavery, which began nearly a century ago, are still with us. Therefore any study of the pe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1960
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Church history
Year: 1960, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-63 |
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| Summary: | In 1927 William Warren Sweet observed that “the most important and far-reaching of the schisms in the American churches were caused by Negro slavery and the effects of the bitter contests in the churches over slavery, which began nearly a century ago, are still with us. Therefore any study of the peculiar factors which have determined the course of American church history must of necessity give a prominent place to slavery.” He himself pursued this suggestion in subsequent research. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-2613 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3161616 |