Project Gutenberg 2010-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 57 Thurston, R. B. (Richard Bowers) 1819 1895 Thurston, Richard Bowers Baldwin, A. C. (Abraham Chittenden) 1804 1887 Baldwin, Abraham C. (Abraham Chittenden) Baldwin, Abraham Chittenden Williston, Timothy 1893 Williston, T. (Timothy) Three Prize Essays on American Slavery Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The error and the duty in regard to slavery, by R. B. Thurston -- Friendly letters to a Christian slaveholder, by A. C. Baldwin -- Is American slavery an institution which Christianity sanctions, and will perpetuate? By T. Williston. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Three Prize Essays on American Slavery" by Thurston, Baldwin, and Williston is a collection of essays written in the mid-19th century. The work primarily addresses the intricacies and moral implications of American slavery, providing arguments that challenge its legality and moral foundation, particularly from a Christian perspective. It is likely intended for a religious audience engaged in the discourse surrounding slavery's role in society and offers a framework for understanding its impact on morality and human rights. The opening portion of the work introduces the foundational question of slavery in America and outlines a premium offer for the best essay addressing the topic. It emphasizes that the essays aim to present a truth that can unite Christian perspectives on the contentious issue of slavery. The first essay, which won the prize, establishes a theological and ethical argument against slavery, framing it as a violation of divine laws and an affront to the inherent rights of humanity. It asserts that while God grants the right to hold property in inferior things, there is no divine authorization to claim ownership of other human beings, fundamentally challenging the legal and moral justifications of slavery as an institution. The authors advocate for a civil discourse aimed at elevating the status of oppressed individuals as part of a broader mission aligned with Christian values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States Slavery and the church -- United States E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 206669 206670 2024-10-13T15:35:16.651466 2023-09-14T08:17:07.474908 text/html text/html 205443 2010-05-19T04:28:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75611 2010-05-19T04:30:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157101 2024-10-13T15:35:23.833443 application/epub+zip 158510 2024-10-13T15:35:20.157502 application/epub+zip 135596 2024-10-13T15:35:18.841459 application/epub+zip 314105 2024-10-13T15:35:26.670424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298166 2024-10-13T15:35:23.008441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272103 2022-09-15T04:37:07.605548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189078 2024-10-13T15:35:16.183492 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189024 2010-05-19T04:28:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 71293 2010-05-19T04:30:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189016 2010-05-19T04:29:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 71244 2010-05-19T04:30:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189008 2010-05-19T04:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71214 2010-05-19T04:30:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24344 2024-10-13T15:35:26.811417 application/rdf+xml 15367 2024-10-13T15:35:19.392475 image/jpeg 3654 2024-10-13T15:35:19.117463 image/jpeg 156515 2024-10-13T15:35:16.670464 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog