The Thursday Channel: American Slavery & the 19th Century Theological Debate

The crucial issue of slavery was debated not only in political and economic circles, but also inside houses of worship. This presentation explores the range of 19th-century religious and moral arguments about the slavery question, ranging from abolitionist opponents of slavery to proslavery defenders, and many in between.  

About our guest speaker: David Torbett is the Israel Ward Andrews Professor of Religion and History at Marietta College, author of Theology and Slavery: Charles Hodge and Horace Bushnell, and editor of The Autobiography of Daniel Parker: Frontier Universalist, which will be available for sale at this event.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Athens Public Library