<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>John Wesley considered the slave trade to be a national disgrace. However, while the American Methodist Church had initially made bold declarations concerning the evils of slavery, the practical application of this principled opposition was seriously compromised, obstructed by the leviathan of the plantation economy prominent in this period of American history. This paper surveys a variety of Methodist responses to slavery and race, exploring the dialectical germination of ideas like holiness, liberty and equality within the realities of the Antebellum context.</p></abstract>

John Wesley considered the slave trade to be a national disgrace. However, while the American Methodist Church had initially made bold declarations concerning the evils of slavery, the practical application of this principled opposition was seriously compromised, obstructed by the leviathan of the plantation economy prominent in this period of American history. This paper surveys a variety of Methodist responses to slavery and race, exploring the dialectical germination of ideas like holiness, liberty and equality within the realities of the Antebellum context.

John Wesley and Methodist Responses to Slavery in America

Holiness

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John Wesley considered the slave trade to be a national disgrace. However, while the American Methodist Church had initially made bold declarations concerning...

John Wesley and Methodist Responses to Slavery in America

Published Online: Jun 16, 2020

Page range: 37 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2019-0003

Keywords
WESLEY, SLAVERY, RACE, ANTEBELLUM, AMERICA

© 2019 Daniel J Pratt Morris-Chapman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

John Wesley and Methodist Responses to Slavery in America

Published Online: Jun 16, 2020

Page range: 37 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2019-0003

KeywordsWESLEY, SLAVERY, RACE, ANTEBELLUM, AMERICA

© 2019 Daniel J Pratt Morris-Chapman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
WESLEY, SLAVERY, RACE, ANTEBELLUM, AMERICA