An Excerpt on Slavery from Synodical Proceedings

Authors

Christian J. Einertson, Concordia Seminary, St. LouisFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

slavery, sin, slaves, norwegian synod, civil war, abolitionist

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Looking back on the impact and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. the issue of civil rights for minority communities obviously comes to the fore. Historically, King’s work for civil rights is inextricably linked with the Civil War and surrounding events such as the ratification of the thirteenth through fifteenth amendments a century before his time. In an attempt to engage the issue of civil rights theologically, I present a translation of the report on the debate over slavery from the proceedings of the Norwegian Synod’s convention in July 1861 as it is found in Kirkelig Maanedstidende v.6, 258–262.1

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

1 Timothy 6:1–2; Exodus 21:1–7; 1 Timothy 6:7–8; 1 Corinthians 7:20–21; 1 Corinthians 5:1;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

People in this Resource (separated by commas)

Larsen, Walther,

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Einertson, Christian J. (2018) "An Excerpt on Slavery from Synodical Proceedings," Grapho : Concordia Seminary Student Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/grapho/vol1/iss1/3