Ownership
The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield

Whenever someone saw I was reading McGever’s book, Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield, the response was almost identical. Eyes got a little big. A pause. Them something along the lines of “Well, that’s awfully heavy.” It was as if people were constantly w......more

I am not a Christian, but I am someone who is very interested in the moral "blind spots" we may have. History shows us that many otherwise decent people do things that would horrify us today and, as McGever points out, it's silly for us to think that future generations won't be astonished by some of......more

This was excellent. Great historical account that also ends by asking what ownership we personally now have.......more

This book is an incredible examination of the evangelical legacy of slavery and the ways in which we change or fail to change in our own beliefs over time. The last chapter is a whole sermon.......more

Summary: An exercise in discernment by exploring the legacy of three Christians of the same era and their relationship to slavery.  I read Ownership by Sean McGever with an eye on how he handles the topic of discernment, even though the word discernment was not the focus. Over the past year, I have r......more