Covenant in Crisis: Orthodox Reactions to Slavery in Antebellum America, 1848-1861
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Orthodox
slavery
religion
human dignity
politics
Judaism
Arts and Humanities
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History of Religion
Intellectual History
Jewish Studies
United States History
slavery
religion
human dignity
politics
Judaism
Arts and Humanities
History
History of Religion
Intellectual History
Jewish Studies
United States History
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This thesis provides an intellectual history of Orthodox reactions to slavery in the antebellum United States. It situates the Orthodox discourse within a dynamic mid-nineteenth century, including Judaism’s schism in Europe, Jewish migration to the United States, and the Protestant American religious debates about slavery. This paper highlights a key but under-examined moment in the development of American and post-Enlightenment Jewish thought.
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2022-04-01