Book contents
- Friends of God and Slaves of Men
- Slaveries since Emancipation
- Friends of God and Slaves of Men
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Religious Responses To Slavery – Historical Patterns
- Part II Religion and Contemporary Slavery
- 6 Slavery in the Modern World
- 7 False Prophets: Exploiting Faith to Enslave
- 8 Religion’s Role in Freeing Slaves Today
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Slavery in the Modern World
from Part II - Religion and Contemporary Slavery
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2025
Book contents
- Friends of God and Slaves of Men
- Slaveries since Emancipation
- Friends of God and Slaves of Men
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Religious Responses To Slavery – Historical Patterns
- Part II Religion and Contemporary Slavery
- 6 Slavery in the Modern World
- 7 False Prophets: Exploiting Faith to Enslave
- 8 Religion’s Role in Freeing Slaves Today
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, we provide context for Part II’s examination of religion and contemporary slavery, by sketching the evolution of slavery and the development of antislavery efforts from after the American Civil War until the late twentieth century. We discuss the antislavery movement focused on the Belgian Congo around the turn of the twentieth century, the League of Nations 1926 Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery, the persistence of slavery in various European colonies, and the use of state-organized slave labor by Axis powers during World War II.
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- Friends of God and Slaves of MenReligion and Slavery, Past and Present, pp. 147 - 171Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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