The punishment of slaves in Early Christianity: the views of some selected Church Fathers
With few exceptions, many of the Church Fathers approved, in principle, of the punishment of slaves. However, there were very specific guidelines on why, how, and when to punish slaves. The purpose of this article is to analyse more closely how some of the early Church Fathers conceptualised the pu...
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Main Author: | C. L. de Wet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2016-06-01
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Series: | Acta Theologica |
Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2779 |
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