Anti-Slavery and Church Schism among Protestants in Antebellum Central Kentucky

<p>This thesis is an examination of the effects of anti-slavery and church schism among Protestant Christians in the Bluegrass region of antebellum Kentucky. A variety of secondary and primary sources are utilized, including books and journal articles from current scholarship, journals kept by historical actors, books, letters, and articles, written during or some years after the time under consideration, as well as publications of churches and denominations. Throughout the antebellum years, churches and denominations in the United States fractured over disagreements on slavery and theology. Pastors, such as James Pendleton and Peter Cartwright, endeavored to keep Christianity vibrant and relevant to the lives of Kentuckians in spite of the troubled cultural, political, and religious environment of the nineteenth century. They also endeavored to prevent the worst examples of northern abolitionism and southern pro-slavery agitation from becoming common in Kentucky. Through their efforts, Christianity in antebellum Kentucky was characterized by moderation on the slavery question and responsiveness to the needs of believers. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Hale, Lance Justin

• Christianity
• Church Schism
• Civil War
• Colonization
• Kentucky
• Slavery
• History of Christianity
• United States History

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 Lance Justin Hale

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/128

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1127