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A Calvinist Heritage to the “Curse of Ham”: Assessing the Accuracy of a Claim about Racial Subordination

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A Calvinist Heritage to the “Curse of Ham”: Assessing the Accuracy of a Claim about Racial Subordination

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Brill
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1871-241X
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1871-2428
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10.1163/187124110X506509
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article assesses the validity of the claim that Puritan theology was “preset for racism” and that it played a preeminent role in establishing racial hatred in America. It does so by examining a number of Puritans beliefs regarding the most important theological justification for slavery, the socalled Curse of Ham.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Church History and Religious Culture (formerly Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2010

Keywords: CALVINIST; CURSE OF HAM; SLAVERY; PURITAN

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