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Christian Ritual and the Creation of British Slave Societies, 1650–1780 is a book by Nicholas M. Beasley published in 2009 by University of Georgia Press.This work presents a perspective on Christian institutions and customs in the Caribbean and Southern American colonies of Britain and how they influenced and impacted the institution of slavery between 1650 and 1780.
Hebrews would be punished if they beat a slave causing death within a day or two, [12] and would have to let a slave go free if they were to destroy a slave's eye or tooth, [13] force a slave to work on the Sabbath, [14] return an escaped slave of another people who had taken refuge among the Israelites, [15] or to slander a slave. [16]
An abolitionist movement grew in Britain during the 18th and 19th century, until the Slave Trade Act of 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire, but it was not until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 that the institution of slavery was to be prohibited in directly administered, overseas, British territories.
This led to a connection by letter between the two that lasted 36 years. In the first letter, written May 1, 1773, Rush attests to the increasing compassion within the colonies towards the suffering of the slaves. He makes mention of the clergy publicly arguing that slavery is a violation of both "the laws of nature" and Christian belief. [11]
Early Christian authors (except for Assyrian Christians who did not believe in slavery) [citation needed] maintained the spiritual equality of slaves and free persons while accepting slavery as an institution. Early modern papal decrees allowed the enslavement of the unbelievers, though popes denounced slavery from the fifteenth century onward. [1]
Paul, the author of several letters that are part of the New Testament, requests the manumission of a slave named Onesimus in his letter to Philemon, [3] writing "Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother" (Philemon 15-16).
The free-produce movement was an international boycott of goods produced by slave labor. It was used by the abolitionist movement as a non-violent way for individuals, including the disenfranchised, to fight slavery. [1] In this context, free signifies "not enslaved" (i.e. "having the legal and political rights of a citizen" [2]).
BBC Bitesize, [1] also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid pupils in both schoolwork and, for older pupils, exams .