"Fire from the Midst of You": A Religious Life of John BrownNYU Press, 22. des. 2002 - 349 sider Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry |
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... thought of the famous abolitionist. “You know what John Brown did? He went to war. He was a white man who went to war against white people to help free slaves.” Malcolm continued: White people call John Brown a nut. Go read the history ...
... thought to be consistent with his belief in “the wrathful Jehovah of ancient Israel.”5 These assumptions reflect an inadequate understanding of the theology and spirituality of the Protestant Reformation, a deficiency that is easily ...
... thought to be of an uncommonly holy character, virtually transcending the fallen human condition. This concept of sainthood evolved in the ancient church, originating with the Eucharistic veneration of martyred Christians. In time this ...
... thought too extreme. At that moment, in fact, John was somewhere in Iowa, having liberated eleven Missouri slaves, moving them through the winter cold toward freedom in Canada. Heavily armed and unwilling to surrender his black friends ...
... thought that he is continued in slavery not from the principles of slavery, but from the almost indelible circumstances of his condition. Worse than slavery, concluded the author, blacks had to contend with natural limitations and ...
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Part III Providence and Principle | 81 |
Part IV In Times of Difficulty | 121 |
Part V Big Difficulties and Firm Footholds | 161 |
Part VI Enduring Hardness | 203 |
VII I Will Raise a Storm | 237 |
A Saints Rest | 279 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 345 |
About the Author
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