Slavery and the Catholic Church in the United States: Historical Studies Endres David J.
Slavery and the Catholic Church in the United States: Historical Studies Endres David J. The intertwining of U.S. Many scholars have shied away from this uncomfortable topic, but in recent years a…
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Slavery and the Catholic Church in the United States: Historical Studies Endres David J.
The intertwining of U.S. Many scholars have shied away from this uncomfortable topic, but in recent years a cadre of historians have studied Catholics' varied roles: as enslaved persons, slaveholders, defenders of slavery, and, in a few cases, advocates of abolition and emancipation.This collection of nine essays is divided into three sections: enslaved persons and slaveholders, debating abolition and emancipation, and historians and historiography. Catholicism and race-based slavery is a painful aspect of the Church's history.
They contribute to a broader appreciation of religion's role in race-based slavery and, in doing so, will assist The studies, many of which are informed by recent archival discoveries, offer a model for historians seeking to understand the relationship between slavery and the Church, not only topically but in terms of methods, contexts, and resources.