“The radical abolitionists maintained that slave-owning was inherently immoral under any circumstance. But in this matter, the Christians who owned slaves in the South were on firm scriptural ground. May a Christian own slaves, even when this makes him a part of a larger pagan system which is not fully scriptural, or perhaps not scriptural at all? Provided he owns them in conformity to Christ’s laws governing such situations, the Bible is clear that under such conditions Christians may own slaves…”1 — Doug Wilson
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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.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
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Douglas Wilson, Black & Tan: A Collection of Essays and Excursions on Slavery, Culture War, and Scripture in America, Canon Press, 2005, loc. 926, Kindle Edition. ↩