Thomas Clarkson's Heterodox Anglican Christianity and Anti-Slavery
This article argues that Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), the founder of the British campaign to abolish the slave trade, was a heterodox Anglican. Suspected of ‘Unitarian opinions’ in his youth, his religious writings in old age, including neglected notes on his copy of the New Testament, display a dee...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2024, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 702-724 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Clarkson, Thomas 1760-1846
/ Church of England
/ Latitudinarianism
/ Antitrinitarianism
/ Slavery
/ Rejection of
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NBC Doctrine of God NCA Ethics |
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| Summary: | This article argues that Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), the founder of the British campaign to abolish the slave trade, was a heterodox Anglican. Suspected of ‘Unitarian opinions’ in his youth, his religious writings in old age, including neglected notes on his copy of the New Testament, display a deep commitment to critical study of the Bible and a broadly Arian view of Christ. Knowing that Clarkson was a life-long but heterodox member of the Church of England challenges the conventional focus on Quakers and Evangelicals in the study of religion and abolitionism. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046924000010 |
