Slavery, the Hebrew Bible and the Development of Racial Theories in the Nineteenth Century

Racial ideas which developed in the modern west were forged with reference to a Christian worldview and informed by the Bible, particularly the Old Testament. Up until Darwin’s scientific reframing of the origins debate, European and American race scientists were fundamentally Christian in their ori...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kevin Burrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/9/742