Slavery and Sacred Texts: The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America (Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society) Cover
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Slavery and Sacred Texts The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America (Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society)

Jordan T. Watkins

In the decades before the Civil War, Americans appealed to the nation's sacred religious and legal texts - the Bible and the Constitution - to address the slavery crisis. The ensuing political debates over slavery deepened interpreters' emphasis on historical readings of the sacred texts, and in tur...

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It was mentioned as Dr. Jordan Watkins's book manuscript, examining the intersection of biblical and constitutional discussions of slavery in the Antebellum period and their impact on American historical consciousness.

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He has a bachelor's in history from BYU, a master's in history from Claremont Graduate University and his book manuscript, Slavery and Sacred Texts, the Bible, the Constitution and Historical Consciou...

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It was mentioned as Dr. Jordan Watkins's book manuscript, examining the intersection of biblical and constitutional discussions of slavery in the Antebellum period and their impact on American historical consciousness.

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He has a bachelor's in history from BYU, a master's in history from Claremont Graduate University and his book manuscript, Slavery and Sacred Texts, the Bible, the Constitution and Historical Consciousness in Antibelom, America,

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