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The contributions of Presbyterian Orthodoxy to the pro-slavery argument as exemplified by the writings of James Henley Thornwell, 1838-186091 views
Author
Leonard, Larry Philip, 1942-, History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Rose, Willie Lee, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Mayo, Bernard, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract
An overview of the life and writings of James Henley Thornwell, a theologian in the Presbyterian Church of the United States before the Civil War. After the split between conservative and liberal theology in the Church in 1838, Thornwell became an apologist for the Calvinist theology of the Church which supplied no religious basis for reform and therefore accepted a theology so conservative that it offered little moral resistance to the growing defense of slavery. Thornwell is a striking example of how a man can become so obsessed with an immoral institution that he can entirely misappropriate Christianity for its defense.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Thornwell, James Henley -- 1812-1862; Presbyterian Church in the United States -- History; Slavery and the church -- Presbyterian church
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Leonard, Larry Philip, 1942-. The contributions of Presbyterian Orthodoxy to the pro-slavery argument as exemplified by the writings of James Henley Thornwell, 1838-1860. University of Virginia, History, MA (Master of Arts), 1967-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/0svx-r894.
