SLAVERY AND CHRISTIANITY

Question 1

Who was William Wilberforce

Answer 1

He was the British MP and leader of the abolitionist movement in the early 1800s.

Question 2

Was abolitionism always founded on a belief in the equality of races?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What came from the abolitionism movement?

Answer 3

American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia

Question 4

What happened in 1844?

Answer 4

The Southern Methodists split after the Bishop of Georgia was censured for owning slaves

Question 5

When was the Southern Baptist Convention found?

Answer 5

1845

Question 6

What were the effects of the Second Great Awakening?

Answer 6

• Christianity was seen as a matter of personal behavior

- Provided a religious dimension to both sides fighting in the Civil War

Question 7

What parts of the Christian narrative proved to be empowering?

Answer 7

• The Exodus tradition

- An afterlife with restorative justice

Question 8

what led to the formation of new Methodist denominations?

Answer 8

A lack of autonomy among Black congregations in the north