<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Christians look to Scripture to inform their ethical decision-making, believing that God speaks through it. However, disagreement as to what the Bible requires us to do can often lead to acrimonious splits within the church. So long as sharp divisions amongst Christians over ethical issues remain, injustices continue, and the reputation of the church is undermined. This article suggests that lessons may be learned from the story of the use of the Bible in the American Abolitionism debate which can help the contemporary church to discuss and perhaps even resolve some enduring ethical questions which are dividing Christians today.</p></abstract>

Christians look to Scripture to inform their ethical decision-making, believing that God speaks through it. However, disagreement as to what the Bible requires us to do can often lead to acrimonious splits within the church. So long as sharp divisions amongst Christians over ethical issues remain, injustices continue, and the reputation of the church is undermined. This article suggests that lessons may be learned from the story of the use of the Bible in the American Abolitionism debate which can help the contemporary church to discuss and perhaps even resolve some enduring ethical questions which are dividing Christians today.

In Whose Interest? Ante-Bellum Abolitionism, the Bible, and Contemporary Christian Ethics

International Baptist Theological Study Centre, Amsterdam & Scottish Baptist College

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Christians look to Scripture to inform their ethical decision-making, believing that God speaks through it. However, disagreement as to what the Bible requires...

In Whose Interest? Ante-Bellum Abolitionism, the Bible, and Contemporary Christian Ethics

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Apr. 2018

Seitenbereich: 41 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0003

Schlüsselwörter
biblical hermeneutics, slavery, abolitionism, Christian ethics

© 2018 Marion L. S. Carson, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

In Whose Interest? Ante-Bellum Abolitionism, the Bible, and Contemporary Christian Ethics

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Apr. 2018

Seitenbereich: 41 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0003

Schlüsselwörterbiblical hermeneutics, slavery, abolitionism, Christian ethics

© 2018 Marion L. S. Carson, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
biblical hermeneutics, slavery, abolitionism, Christian ethics