1. The Role of Christianity in the Development of the African-A
Whites, being leery not to encourage freedom-based teachings of Christianity, provided a watered-down version that stayed true to the salvation message and passages encouraging the slave's docility, but avoided passages promoting freedom primarily found in the Old Testament. ... In the public eye, slaves demonstrated a docile acceptance of this enforced religion and acted eager to learn the biblical texts concentrating on obeying their masters. ... During these "sermons", the congregation was encouraged to shout and respond to what was being said in a give-and-take fashion that was uniq...
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