Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church Quotes: In the years preceding the Civil War in America, Christian ministers wrote nearly half of all defenses of slavery.
         

In the years preceding the Civil War in America, Christian ministers wrote nearly half of all defenses of slavery.


Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
Check all other quotes by Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





In the years preceding the Civil War in America, Christian ministers wrote nearly half of all defenses of slavery.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/In-the-years-preceding-the-Civil-War-30334>.





Check out


Other quotes of Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church


Scripture doesn’t speak of people who found God. Scripture speaks of people who walked with God.

Scripture doesn’t speak of people who found God. Scripture speaks of people who walked with God.



Faith is something you take a day at a time, not something you figured out at the start

Faith is something you take a day at a time, not something you figured out at the start



Church isn’t about you! It’s about worshipping Jesus. Instead of being consumers, let’s go to church and ask what we can give Jesus because of all he has given us.

Church isn’t about you! It’s about worshipping Jesus. Instead of being consumers, let’s go to church and ask what we can give Jesus because of all he has given us.




Wilhelm Dilthey puts it rather starkly, "Jesus came announcing the Kingdom of God, but what appeared was the church.

Wilhelm Dilthey puts it rather starkly, "Jesus came announcing the Kingdom of God, but what appeared was the church.



Seems to me that for you, evangelicalism is like the boyfriend you broke up with two years ago, but whose Facebook page you still check compulsively.

Seems to me that for you, evangelicalism is like the boyfriend you broke up with two years ago, but whose Facebook page you still check compulsively.





Other quotes you may like


I have a car. I have a steady job. I have a business, and I have to make serious decisions.

I have a car. I have a steady job. I have a business, and I have to make serious decisions.



In this world of hate there has to be a light Be that light and spread some love Maybe this day the youth can make a difference, No more hate!

In this world of hate there has to be a light Be that light and spread some love Maybe this day the youth can make a difference, No more hate!



I know all too well that people only see what they want to see and remember only what they want to remember.

I know all too well that people only see what they want to see and remember only what they want to remember.



My number one goal ... is to preserve the music industry. The only answer is the Internet. ...none of the systems are more effective than having a personal relationship with my fans via the Internet.

My number one goal ... is to preserve the music industry. The only answer is the Internet. ...none of the systems are more effective than having a personal relationship with my fans via the Internet.



Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.

Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.



For all may have, If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave.

For all may have, If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave.



One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them.

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them.



Experiment is the sole source of truth. It alone can teach us something new; it alone can give us certainty.

Experiment is the sole source of truth. It alone can teach us something new; it alone can give us certainty.



We shall never recover the true apostolic energy, and be endued with power from on high, as the first disciples were, 'till we recover the lost faith.

We shall never recover the true apostolic energy, and be endued with power from on high, as the first disciples were, 'till we recover the lost faith.



The purpose of law is to prevent the strong always having their way.

The purpose of law is to prevent the strong always having their way.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "In the years preceding the Civil War in America, Christian ministers wrote nearly half of all defenses of slavery.". Author of this quote is Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church. This quote is about religion, christianity, slavery-in-the-united-states, civil-war, hypocrisy,.