Christians and Slavery outlines the history of the slave trade and slavery from the 17th Century onwards. It provides the first comprehensive account of evangelical Christians’ engagement with and response to slavery and the slave trade over 250 years. The book includes a special focus on the neglected period following the abolition of the slave trade in Britain in 1807, the importance of narratives from freed slaves in America, and the biblical and theological arguments put forward especially by Particular Baptists in England and Southern theologians in 19th-century America.
In the second part of the book, Ian Shaw explores the main lessons and challenges presented by this history, and how it speaks to Christians in the 21st century in the light of contemporary social, political, and moral concerns, especially in the UK and the USA. Full annotations provide the groundwork for readers who wish to reflect further on the issues.
