Biblical master-slave duties were framed as protective guardianship

Evidence

Manly had admonishments for his fellow white Christians as well. Within this hierarchical worldview, those at the top have their own duties and responsibilities. Just as fathers had a duty to govern their families with benevolence, masters had a similar duty toward their slaves. In a sermon entitled “Duties of Masters and Servants,” Manly admonished slave owners, “God has made you their masters—placed them under your protection, made you their guardians, the conservators of their lives and happiness.” — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 240

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Theological blessing of slavery severed slaveholders’ natural moral impulses — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 251; Nearly all the theologian’s slaves rejected his paternalist family myth — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 252; Slave-owning theologians justified the lash as biblically warranted parental discipline — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 4388 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Defense counsel framed slaveholding as benevolent rescue of the enslaved #corroborates (0.90) — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 711
• Slave-owning theologians justified the lash as biblically warranted parental discipline #qualifies (0.85) — , The Rod and the Child, 4388