God and Slavery on the Eastern Shore
God and Slavery on the Eastern Shore
This chapter describes Douglass’s life from his birth until his move to Baltimore as a young child. It describes his exposure both to the religion of local slaves and the proslavery Christianity of local masters. The chapter also details Douglass’s earliest encounters with evil and suffering, and how those encounters shaped the foundation of his religious outlook
Keywords: Slave Religion, Problem of Evil, Proslavery Christianity, Eastern Shore, Slavery and violence
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