In the early days of Christianity, slaves of Christian slave owners had to get their permission to become Christians. This was usually given reluctantly, because the Christian owner had to allow the Christian slave Sundays off work, thus reducing their economic value. In those days, pagans allowed their slaves to be Christians, because they had no obligation to allow the slaves any time off on Sundays.
APEX: some of the teachings encouraged the slaves to be more submissive.
some of the teaching the slaves to be more submissive APEX
All of the above
There is a because...Christianity confirmed the right of th e masters to have slaves and told them that the suffering they endured in life would be rewarded when they went to heaven and they and their present masters would live together in a wonderful loving harmony.
Because, they were property to their slave masters, and the slave masters could do anything that they wanted to the slaves in order for the slaves to keep their lives.
Slaves typically do not rebel because their masters have access to weapons and the slaves do not.
because they are treated badly
slave masters wanted to erase the slaves' cultural identity.
James Henley Thornwell, a theologian and minister in the 19th century, believed that slaves could experience spiritual freedom through Christianity, even if they were still physically enslaved. He argued that having faith in God could give slaves a sense of hope, dignity, and purpose despite their circumstances, ultimately leading to a sense of inner freedom. Thornwell's perspective sought to reconcile the institution of slavery with the teachings of Christianity, which was a common justification used by slaveholders during that time.
some of the teachings taught the slaves to be more submissive. (APEX)
Slave owners may have allowed their slaves to practice Christianity as a means of social control, using religion to instill obedience and passivity among the enslaved population. Additionally, some slave owners believed that Christianity could teach slaves about humility, acceptance of their social status, and the promise of a better afterlife, thereby reinforcing the status quo of slavery. Finally, allowing slaves to practice Christianity may have also been a way for slave owners to justify the institution of slavery by framing it within a religious context.
no because slaves masters would not give them time to build one.
Because they were considered to be "property."
They were free because they obeyed their masters.
They were "runaways", because they were slaves who had run away from their 'masters'.