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The Stamp of Glory is the first of a four-part "River of Freedom" series in which Stafford will focus on women's suffrage, prohibition, and civil rights. He says the books "are meant to chronicle the ways in which faith interacts with social justice." One hopes the characters in these novels will live in their changing worlds as fully as they are agents of that change.

More Christian History, including a listing of events that occurred this week in the church's past, is available at ChristianHistory.net. Or you can subscribe to Christian History here.

The first chapter of Stafford's Stamp of Glory: A Novel of the Abolitionist Movement (Thomas Nelson, January 2000) also appears at ChristianityToday.com (The book can be purchased at Worthybooks.com and other bookstores.)

Christian History, has repeatedly looked at slavery and abolitionism. Articles have included:

By Any Means Necessary | Black abolitionists were tired of waiting for a gradual, peaceful end to slavery (from issue 62: The Spiritual Journey of Africans in America: 1619-1865)

The Evil that Baffled Reformers | African slavery thwarted every effort to eradicate it (from issue 56: David Livingstone)

The 'Shrimp' who Stopped Slavery | The most malignant evil of the British Empire ceased largely because of the faith and persistence of William Wilberforce (from issue 53: Wilberforce and the Century of Reform)

A Profitable Little Business | The tragic economics of the slave trade (from issue 53: Wilberforce and the Century of Reform)

Christian History Issue 33, The Untold Story of Christianity and the Civil War, also included several articles on slavery and abolitionism. It is not available online, but can be purchased online for five dollars.

Stafford also had two articles about abolitionism in the September/October 1999 issue of our sister publication Books & Culture: " Abolition's Hidden History | How black argument led to white commitment," and " The Puzzle of John Brown"

For more on abolitionism, see Britannica.com, the Library of Congress, and PBS's Africans in America.

Christian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:

The Caged Bird Wrote | If only CBS had chosen a true heroine for Black History Month … (Feb. 11, 2000)

A Cave of One's Own | Who were the early church's 'desert mothers'? (Feb. 4, 2000)

For Better or Worse | The Church of England's current wrestling with divorce echoes its inception (Jan 28, 2000)

Out with the Old? | As rumors of Pope John Paul II's retirement circulate, it's worth remembering the story of the last pope to resign (Jan. 21, 2000)

Roman, Lend Me Your Ear | When a bishop rebuked a Christian emperor, who had the final word? (Jan. 14, 2000)

Good King, Bad King | How Christian was the king whose name is almost always associated with the Bible? (Jan. 7, 2000)

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