slavery
slavery
different views on slavery APEX
supported their views on slavery
supported their views on slavery
supported their views on slavery
Albert Barnes used theological arguments based on interpretations of biblical passages to support the institution of slavery, while James Henley Thornwell also utilized biblical reasoning but focused on the idea that slavery was a necessary social institution ordained by God. Both men believed that slavery was justified from a perspective of divine approval.
slavery
Slavery
Slavery.
They used The Bible in maintaining that slavery was either immoral (Barnes) or acceptable (Thornwell).
They wrote about slavery from the standpoint of the Bible (Barnes opposed slavery, while Thornwell, a Southerner, supported it).
Protestant ministers who wrote and preached on the subject of slavery.