Category: Christian History
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From Pulpit to Protest: How Sermons Inspired Social Change in Abolition and Civil Rights Movements
The transatlantic slave trade represents one of the cruellest periods of human history. From the 16th to the 19th century, millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes, shipped across the ocean, and sold into slavery in the Americas. The trade was fueled by European demand for cheap labour and the capture and sale…
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Transformative Power of Sermons: Lessons from Christian History
The day of Pentecost started the spread of Christianity from a meagre 120 to 3,000 in a day. With a sermon hinged on scriptures from Joel 2, Psalm 16 and 110, the Apostle Peter preached to the crowds gathered because of the sound they heard. “What must we do to be saved?” was the question…