How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith – Research Paper – Studentfirst2016
Search
Essays
Sign up
Sign in
Contact us
Tweet
Index
/English
How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith
Rene’ Green
ENL 3110
4/12/2016
How Slavery affected the family and Corrupted the Christian Faith
In the beginning “God created man in his own image.” After God made man he also gave man a companion. She was called woman. Neither man nor woman was created to have control over another man or woman. God only gave dominion over the earth to his son Adam and that was soon taken away from Adam. After a while the “Family” was created. The family is a group of people who are related to each other. The family is a strong institution that is respected throughout the world it consist of spouses, parents, brothers, sisters, sons and/or daughters. Man has always been considered the head of the household. A very important part of the family. The purpose of this essay is to discuss how slavery made a negative division with the family of slaves and their descendants then and now and how slavery corrupted the Christian Faith.
The creation of man began the history time line of human beings. A “Human Being”- is considered a person. A person that is capable of having values, being able to conduct proper behavior, and the ability to live an intellectual life.
I agree with Lydia Child that states “In order to decide what is our duty concerning the Africans and their descendants, we must first clearly make up our minds whether they are, or are not, human beings – whether they have or have not, the same capacities for improvement as other men. (Child, 1833)
During the early 1800’s, man had been reduced from a human being to a chattel in the eyes of the beloved Christians society. We all know the history of “Slavery”. Slavery was the most brutal psychological war fare known to mankind.
We know how it destroyed the lives of many people and the horrific affect it had on the Family. Stripping fathers and mothers from their children. Separating the family bond that makes a man a man and a woman a woman. And the brutality that slaves endured; just because they were considered non-human
Continue for 2 more pages »
Read full document
Download as (for upgraded members)
Citation Generator
MLA 7
CHICAGO
(2016, 04). How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith. EssaysForStudent.com. Retrieved 04, 2016, from
“How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith” EssaysForStudent.com. 04 2016. 2016. 04 2016 <
"How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith." EssaysForStudent.com. EssaysForStudent.com, 04 2016. Web. 04 2016. <
"How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith." EssaysForStudent.com. 04, 2016. Accessed 04, 2016.
Essay Preview
By: Studentfirst2016
Submitted: April 12, 2016
Essay Length: 617 Words / 3 Pages
Paper type: Research Paper Views: 487
Report this essay
Tweet
Related Essays
Christian Faith in a Postmodern World
Hebrews 13:8 says that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Since the first century, there have been many schools of thought concerning
1,517 Words  |  7 Pages
Baptism in the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Faith
Baptism in the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Faith There are many different ceremonies and traditions that are practiced within the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian faith. Orthodox Christians
473 Words  |  2 Pages
How Did Slavery Affect the Spirit of the Enslaved? of the Enslavers? Would You Rather Have Been a Slave or an Indentured Servant in the Colonial Virginia?
How did slavery affect the spirit of the enslaved? Of the enslavers? Would you rather have been a slave or an indentured servant in the
511 Words  |  3 Pages
Multiculturalism, Christian Faith, & Ignorance Accommodation
Cyle Parker History 444 Dr. Mancastroppa December 11th, 2007 Term Paper Multiculturalism, Christian Faith, & Ignorance Accommodation (I.E.: Saving Committees, Exceptions, Bias, False Love, White
3,281 Words  |  14 Pages
Similar Topics
Christianity
Vietnam War Affect Veterans Families
Get Access to 89,000+ Essays and Term Papers
Join 209,000+ Other Students
High Quality Essays and Documents
Sign up
© 2008–2020 EssaysForStudent.comFree Essays, Book Reports, Term Papers and Research Papers
Essays
Sign up
Sign in
Contact us
Site Map
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Facebook
Twitter