The slaves of the churches: a history
In recent years, stories of religious universities and institutions grappling with their slave-owning past have made headlines in the news. People are shocked to learn that the Church itself could have been involved in such a sordid business . This timely book, the result of many years of research,...
| Summary: | In recent years, stories of religious universities and institutions grappling with their slave-owning past have made headlines in the news. People are shocked to learn that the Church itself could have been involved in such a sordid business . This timely book, the result of many years of research, examines the origins of slavery in the early Church and the ways in which Church authorities attempted to define and regulate it over time. Cover -- The Slaves of the Churches -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The New Testament and Slavery -- 3. Slavery in the Early Church -- 4. Slavery in the Imperial Church -- 5. Ecclesiastical Slavery in the Germanic Kingdoms -- 6. Carolingians and Ecclesiastical Servitude -- Ecclesiastical Slavery in the British Isles -- 7. The Classical Canon Law -- 8. Conclusions -- Appendix: Historiographical Overview of Ideas about Medieval Slavery -- Latin Lexicon -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0190073276 |