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↠ Hello world! Frederick Douglass’s theory on Religion (Christianity), Slavery, and the Law Posted on August 7, 2010 by vrana25 8/07/2010 Law and Literature encompasses the power of literature and they way it presented the law in a light that allows its readers to interpret it from different directions. The law is a system of rules, which are enforced with authority by institutions. Often literature has contributed significantly in shaping the law. Slavery is one of the unfortunate practices in America that has been engraved in American history. In early centuries, people who favored or opposed slavery expressed it through literature. Frederick Douglass in his narrative, â€Å"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,† discusses the role of religion, Christianity in particular, which was written in literature known as the bible had two versions: true Christianity and the white Christianity that helped in strengthening slavery. Frederick Douglass is known for being an outstanding orator, but he is mostly acknowledged for being an incredible abolitionist. His work to demolish slavery has been greatly known, detailing his life experience as a slave and expressing his theory on slavery. In â€Å"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,† he demonstrates the way religion and its literature, the bible, had a negative influence and effect on slavery as well as the development of white Christianity. Douglass opens his narrative introducing himself stating his birthplace and age. However, he claims he cannot authenticate his introduction because he himself was a slave and was not given access to this information. Immediately he attempts to demonstrate the lack of knowledge slaves had because of their masters and slaveholders. Slaves were no... ...eir actions. Either this was the incorrect way Christianity was practiced or humanity was presented in an ambiguous way. The presence of religion goes on further when Douglass introduces Mr. Covey, another master he was assign too. Mr. Covey was a professor of religion and a religious class-leader at the local Methodist church. He also had a reputation of breaking apart young slaves in which Douglass refers to him as a â€Å"nigger-breaker.† As young as Douglass was when he moved in with Mr. Covey, he remembers when Mr. Covey gave him â€Å"a sever whipping, cutting my back, causing the blood to run, and raising ridges on my flesh as large as my little fingers.† This is puzzling to hear of a man who is committed to faith but his actions seemed to be contradicting. The terms religion and law are two sophisticated terms that are the realms of life as well as a shared history th