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By John Fletcher
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The author presents eight studies subdivided into short lessons that marshal scriptural exegesis, analysis of moral philosophy, and historical examples to defend the institution of slavery. The text critiques abolitionist arguments about natural rights and conscience, challenges doctrines that declare slavery incompatible with Christian teaching, and argues that the master’s interest and the slave’s moral improvement can coincide. It examines the nature and fallibility of conscience, interprets biblical passages in original languages, and seeks ethical justifications for the social and economic dimensions of the system while largely avoiding partisan political debate.

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Title: Studies on Slavery, in Easy Lessons

Author: John Fletcher

Release date: June 5, 2015 [eBook #49140]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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STUDIES ON SLAVERY,
In Easy Lessons.

COMPILED INTO EIGHT STUDIES, AND SUBDIVIDED INTO
SHORT LESSONS FOR THE CONVENIENCE
OF READERS.
By JOHN FLETCHER,
OF LOUISIANA.
FIFTH THOUSAND.
NATCHEZ:
PUBLISHED BY JACKSON WARNER.
CHARLESTON: McCARTER & ALLEN.—NEW ORLEANS: JOHN BALL.
PHILADELPHIA: THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO.
1852.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by
JACKSON WARNER,
sin the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District
of Mississippi.
PRINTED BY SMITH & PETERS,
Franklin Buildings, Sixth Street below Arch, Philadelphia.