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Question: James Sloan's book The Great Question Answered is devoted to defending the institution of human slavery from a Christian perspective. It goes without saying that this perspective is reprehensible. Our interest in the book lies in how Sloan does the very things that Craig Martin discusses in the textbook (Critical Understanding to the Study of Religion). A paper that addresses how Sloan uses authority, classification, and essentialism as part of his effort to justify the institution of slavery. Answer the following questions along with related ones: What does Sloan understand as authoritative? How does he classify different aspects of society? How does he justify his classification? How does he draw upon that authority to justify his classification of American society in the 19th century? What does he see as essential to his understanding of the races? It should ground your discussion in the Martin textbook, translating Sloan's ideas into the theoretical terminology that Martin uses. Also, the paper MUST be thesis-driven, with a single cohesive (and coherent) argument unifying the paper. Based in the readings below

Sloan, James A. 1857. The Great Question Answered: Or, Is Slavery a Sin in Itself (per Se?) Answered According to the Teaching of the Scriptures. Memphis: Hutton, Gallaway, and Co

Martin, Craig. 2017. A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion. Second ed. London: Taylor and Francis