Slavery and early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective
| dc.contributor.author | Kirchschlaeger, P. G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-09T09:53:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-09T09:53:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Addressing the topic “slavery and Early Christianity” is a difficult task for various reasons. First, it is complex to reach an understanding of slavery of that time. Secondly, there is the hermeneutic challenge of approaching the issue with a current mind-set that includes the notion of the abolition of slavery. Furthermore, from a contemporary perspective, a critical account of slavery and Early Christianity is possible, with the temporal distance protecting one from the consequences linked to a judgement about slavery. Finally, there is the hermeneutic challenge of engaging with texts from Early Christianity from an ethical perspective in order to reach present-day normative propositions, while respecting the original intention of the texts. In light of these challenges, this article will offer a brief overview of opinions on slavery in Hellenistic philosophy and in the Jewish tradition, and then discuss slavery and Early Christianity, followed by a reflection on slavery and Early Christianity from a human rights perspective. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kirchschlaeger, P.G. (2016). Slavery and early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective. Acta Theologica, 23, 66-93. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2309-9089 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1015-8758 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/actat.v23i1S.4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11660/5261 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State | |
| dc.subject | Slavery | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Early Christianity | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Human rights | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Hermeneutics | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Slavery and early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |