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

Author: Whitford, David

Source: Church History and Religious Culture, Volume 90, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 25-45(21)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

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.

Keywords: SLAVERY; CURSE OF HAM; PURITAN; CALVINIST

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187124110X506509

Affiliations: 1: Professor of the History of Christianity, United Theological Seminary, 4501 Denlinger Road, USA—Dayton, OH 45426;, Email: dwhitford@united.edu

Publication date: 2010-06-01

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