Ebook {Epub PDF} The Baptism of Early Virginia: How Christianity Created Race by Rebecca Anne Goetz

 · However, as Rebecca Anne Goetz contends in The Baptism of Early Virginia, most have too often neglected the significance of Virginia's variants of Protestant Christianity in paving the way for not only New World slavery but also for the emergence of modern notions of race. While she might not clearly demonstrate how Christianity creates race, Goetz ably shows some of the ways Author: Richard A. Bailey.  · Christianity's role in furthering racism in early America. In The Baptism of Early Virginia, Rebecca Anne Goetz examines the construction of race 6 The Children of Israel: Christianity's role in furthering racism in early America. In The Baptism of Early Virginia, Rebecca Anne Goetz examines the construction of race through the religious beliefs and practices of English Virginians. She finds the seventeenth century a critical time in the development and articulation of racial ideologies―ultimately in the idea of "hereditary heathenism," the notion that Africans and Indians Cited by:

In the wake of clashes with Indians, Anglo-Virginians grappled with the inclusiveness of the gospel versus the realities of colonial life. In her new book, Rebecca Anne Goetz argues that in their relations with Indians, and later Africans, "Anglo-Virginians used Christianity to create an idea of race" (p. The Baptism of Early Virginia: How Christianity Created Race. By Rebecca Anne Goetz. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, xvi + pp. $ cloth. - Volume 83 Issue 1. The Baptism of Early Virginia: How Christianity Created Race. By Rebecca Anne Goetz. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, xvi, pp. $).

40 ratings6 reviews. In The Baptism of Early Virginia, Rebecca Anne Goetz examines the construction of race through the religious beliefs and practices of English Virginians. She finds the seventeenth century a critical time in the development and articulation of racial ideologies—ultimately in the idea of "hereditary heathenism," the notion that Africans and Indians were incapable of genuine Christian conversion. In her new book, Rebecca Anne Goetz argues that in their relations with Indians, and later Africans, “Anglo-Virginians used Christianity to create an idea of race” (p. 2) wherein religion played a pivotal role. Rebecca Anne Goetz. JHU Press, - History - pages. 0 Reviews. In The Baptism of Early Virginia, Rebecca Anne Goetz examines the construction of race through the religious beliefs.