Slavery
This essay will be focused on the bibliography of Fredric Douglas, and how Dietrich Bonhoeffer would response to slavery. Let us begin by forming a summary of the life of Frederic Douglass. Frederic Douglass was a former slave in northern Maryland, around the Baltimore area. The Narrative of the Life of Fredric Douglass mostly explained his life in slavery, but in respect to this essay I will be focusing on the text we read for class while introducing further research on the life of Fredric Douglass; which I believe will enhance my argument. When Douglass escaped slavery, he fell in love and got married to a former slave Anna Murry. Anna helped him escape to New York, while in New York, he was asked if he would lecture on …show more content…
Bonhoeffer goes on to state that “Slaves serve God by serving, their masters (Bonhoeffer PP 235).” Bonhoeffer also stated that “Within the church-community, one no longer sees others as free or slave, a man or woman, but only as members of Christ’s body (Bonhoeffer PP 236).” Bonhoeffer is simply removing the social label he sees dividing God's people, by stating that we are all the same in the eyes of God. I agree with Bonhoeffer on that account that our social status should not divide us when it comes to our faith, but I beg to ask the question, What defines a slave? When we think of slavery we think of African Americans who were forced into bondage and captivity by their master. We think of the black community, which puts another label on who a slave was. Bonhoeffer has interesting points on how we should be treating the body of Christ but lacks the support to free the slaves. When taking the writing in its historical context, I fully understand the confusion, especially when the bible does point towards instances that are very close to the idea of slavery. For example, in Ephesians when it states that slaves should “Obey their earthly master just as you would Christ (bible).” This passage can be taken literally or it can be taken as if we as people are slaves to God, and we should treat our masters as if we are working for
This essay will be focused on the bibliography of Fredric Douglas, and how Dietrich Bonhoeffer would response to slavery. Let us begin by forming a summary of the life of Frederic Douglass. Frederic Douglass was a former slave in northern Maryland, around the Baltimore area. The Narrative of the Life of Fredric Douglass mostly explained his life in slavery, but in respect to this essay I will be focusing on the text we read for class while introducing further research on the life of Fredric Douglass; which I believe will enhance my argument. When Douglass escaped slavery, he fell in love and got married to a former slave Anna Murry. Anna helped him escape to New York, while in New York, he was asked if he would lecture on …show more content…
Bonhoeffer goes on to state that “Slaves serve God by serving, their masters (Bonhoeffer PP 235).” Bonhoeffer also stated that “Within the church-community, one no longer sees others as free or slave, a man or woman, but only as members of Christ’s body (Bonhoeffer PP 236).” Bonhoeffer is simply removing the social label he sees dividing God's people, by stating that we are all the same in the eyes of God. I agree with Bonhoeffer on that account that our social status should not divide us when it comes to our faith, but I beg to ask the question, What defines a slave? When we think of slavery we think of African Americans who were forced into bondage and captivity by their master. We think of the black community, which puts another label on who a slave was. Bonhoeffer has interesting points on how we should be treating the body of Christ but lacks the support to free the slaves. When taking the writing in its historical context, I fully understand the confusion, especially when the bible does point towards instances that are very close to the idea of slavery. For example, in Ephesians when it states that slaves should “Obey their earthly master just as you would Christ (bible).” This passage can be taken literally or it can be taken as if we as people are slaves to God, and we should treat our masters as if we are working for