The Hymns That Couldn't Drown Out the Chains
In 1787, the churches of Bristol, England, were magnificent. Their choirs sang anthems that echoed off vaulted stone ceilings. Their congregations filled polished pews every...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 1:1, 10-20.
In 1787, the churches of Bristol, England, were magnificent. Their choirs sang anthems that echoed off vaulted stone ceilings. Their congregations filled polished pews every Sunday morning. Their clergy wore fine vestments and delivered eloquent sermons on the holiness of God. But Bristol's harbor told a different story. Just blocks from those sanctuaries, slave ships were being loaded with shackles, branding irons, and provisions for the Middle Passage.…
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