Scripture, Tradition, and Slavery, Part One: Did Paul Endorse Slavery?
Posted in Biblical Theology, Eugene McCarraher, human rights, racism, slavery, social justice, theology, tagged bible, mccarraher, noll, race, racism, scripture, slavery, theology on February 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In a review for Commonweal of Mark Noll’s book, The Civil War as a Theological Crisis, Eugene McCarraher lays the blame for the institution of chattel Slavery in America at the core of Protestantism, the doctrine of sola scriptura. Ultimately, he affirms a reading of the Bible as a document that reflects the oppressive biases [...]
