Slavery And Sacred Texts

The Bible, The Constitution, And Historical Consciousness In Antebellum America

by Jordan T. (Brigham Young University, Utah) Watkins
language: english
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, July of 2021 ‧
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Using the debate over American slavery as a case study, Jordan T. Watkins analyzes the development of historical consciousness in antebellum America, showing how Americans' appeal to the nations' sacred and religious texts - the Bible and the Constitution - gave rise to a growing sense of historical distance.

Slavery And Sacred Texts

The Bible, The Constitution, And Historical Consciousness In Antebellum America

by Jordan T. (Brigham Young University, Utah) Watkins

Property Description
ISBN: 9781108478144
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: July of 2021
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of America
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781108478144