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“When the Confederate States of America surrendered at Appomatox [sic], the last nation of the older order fell. So, because historians like to have set dates on which to hang their hats, we may say the first Christendom died there, in 1865. The American South was the last nation of the first Christendom.”¹ — Doug Wilson

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Want More Context?

Here are some links to other blogs and podcasts dealing with this and other issues in more depth:

Slavery and the Bible: The Perspective of This Abolitionist by Thabiti Anyabwile https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/slavery-and-the-bible-the-perspective-of-this-abolitionist/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/illustrating-racial-insensitivity-in-black-and-tan/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/a-black-and-tan-round-up/ and his podcast interview regarding his interaction with Doug on the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TArga93QegY

The Bible Condemns American Slavery by Jesse Johnson[^39] https://thecripplegate.com/the-bible-condemns-american-slavery/

And Did Paul Endorse Slavery? By Denny Burk
https://www.crossway.org/articles/did-paul-endorse-slavery-1-timothy-6/

https://faithroot.com/2021/04/23/douglas-wilson-on-slavery-and-racism/

https://faithroot.com/2021/04/23/douglas-wilson-on-slavery-and-racism/

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2006/idaho-pastor-hard-liner-exception-or-two

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/how-and-why-did-some-christians-defend-slavery/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2015/07/doug-wilson-slavery-as-it-was.html

Footnotes

Footnotes

1. Douglas Wilson, Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth, Canon Press, 1998, loc. 1914. ↩