Can We Learn From Theologians Who Had Slaves?

Show notes

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how we can approach theologians who had slaves in a way that is helpful and honest. **Questions Covered in This Episode:** - Can we learn from theologians who had slaves? - What's the why/who behind this question? - How do we approach learning from theologians who had slaves? - The Bible doesn’t condemn the institution of slavery - does it? - How do we make sense of passages like Ephesians 5 or the Letter to Philemon? - Can we learn from theologians who endorsed slavery? - What makes this conversation so difficult? Is part of it because we are in the Global West? - How did slavery function in the Bible? - What should we expect from our theological influences? How do we approach them in a way that is helpful and honest? - How does Hebrews 11-12 reflect this? - How does cancel culture interact with this? **Helpful Definitions:** - Ex opere operato: By the thing acted, operation happens. **Resources Mentioned in this Episode:** - Ephesians 5, Philemon, Hebrews 11-12 - [Deep Discipleship Program](https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/deep-discipleship) - [“City of God”](https://amzn.to/4wXkTi0) by Saint Augustine - [“Confessions”](https://amzn.to/45Mj9wJ) by Saint Augustine - [“Suma Theologica](https://amzn.to/4xpPuWw)” by Thomas Aquinas - [“Religious Affections”](https://amzn.to/4hSGTXq) by Jonathan Edwards - [“Institutes of the Christian Religion”](https://amzn.to/4qFWYlG) by John Calvin - [“Augustine of Hippo: A Biography” ](https://amzn.to/4qCb0V9)by Peter Brown - [“Jonathan Edwards: A Life”](https://amzn.to/45GZePR) by George M. Marsden Follow Us: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/KnowingFaithPod) |[ Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/knowingfaithpodcast/) |[ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/KFPodcast) |[ Website](https://www.trainingthechurch.com/) Support Training the Church and Become a Patron: [patreon.com/trainingthechurch](http://patreon.com/trainingthechurch) > You can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at [mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship](http://mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship). > > > To learn more about our sponsors please [visit our sponsor page](https://www.trainingthechurch.com/sponsors). *Editing and support by* [*The Good Podcast Co.*](http://thegoodpodcast.co/) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See [pcm.adswizz.com](https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.