Monday, May 29, 2017

What is one significant difference between the work of Jonathan Edwards and Frederick Douglass?

One of the
major differences between Douglass
and Edwards would be their view of religion.  Edwards sees
religion as the
only salvation for humanity.  In his sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an

Angry God," Edwards argues that a spiritual or religious solution to what ails humanity
is
the only possible answer to the sins and transgressions of human beings. 
Edwards identifies
religion and one's faith in God as the single most
important element in salvation and in hope. 
Douglass sees religion
differently. He recognizes that slavery and enslavement of people of
color is
done under the allowance of religion.  For Douglass, Christianity is hypocritical
in
that Southerners who pledge their allegiance towards Christian values can
still permit and
encourage slavery.  For Douglass the "church bell" and the
"slave auction
bell" are on in the same.  This view of religion is one where
by redemption is not found
within it, but rather outside of it.  Douglass
sees social and political notions of the good as
more important than a
religious one in ending slavery.  It is here, in the view of religion,
where
there is significant difference between both thinkers.

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