After Britain abolished slavery throughout most of its empire in 1834; Victorians adopted a creed of "anti-slavery" as a vital part of their national identity and sense of moral superiority to other civilizations. The British government used diplomacy; pressure; and violence to suppress the slave trade; while the Royal Navy enforced abolition worldwide and an anxious public debated the true responsibilities of an anti-slavery nation. This crusade was far from altruistic or compassionate; but Richard Huzzey argues that it forged national debates and political culture long after the famous abolitionist campaigns of William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson had faded into memory. These anti-slavery passions shaped racist and imperialist prejudices; new forms of coerced labor; and the expansion of colonial possessions.In a sweeping narrative that spans the globe; Freedom Burning explores the intersection of philanthropic; imperial; and economic interests that underlay Britain's anti-slavery zeal― from London to Liberia; the Sudan to South Africa; Canada to the Caribbean; and the British East India Company to the Confederate States of America. Through careful attention to popular culture; official records; and private papers; Huzzey rewrites the history of the British Empire and a century-long effort to end the global trade in human lives.
#36888 in Books Martin Luther 2012-07-01 2012-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .74 x 5.50l; 1.00 #File Name: 0801048931328 pagesThe Bondage of the Will
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Grewat bookBy William B.The book arrived in great condition. It is a great book and it delves into an important question. "Do we have free will?" Particularly; it addresses whether we can choose to follow God. Luther's position is that we can't and that we are in bondage to sin and to the devil; unless or until God intervenes and sets us free from that bondage to Satan. It is God's prerogative and His choice - it is not even something that we can choose. The book addresses and refutes another book written to ascribe "free will" to mankind. Luther says; "No; we; our wills; are in bondage."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good; but not easy to follow for us average peopleBy JRiquelmeNot easy to read. I got the feeling that for reading Lutero you must have a high IQ; not easy to follow his path while coming to a conclusion; but the effort brings you a lot of value. Good for brick lovers2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Think you Got Free Will? Think Again.By John KilpatrickDeep discussions and writing against Erasmus and the theory that men; by free will; can accept or reject Christ. It is man's decision not God's. WRONG! Man's supposedly free will can only choose what sin they want to engage in. For any man to be saved; God must intervene since man; dead in sin; cannot and will not submit to God who must free man from the bondage of his own will. John Kilpatrick.
