Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire

The abolition of slavery in the British Empire is a helpful illustration. It took decades, but the abolitionists finally managed to persuade Parliament to pass the slave trade abolition act in 1807. Christianity explains that all human beings are made in God's image, and therefore inherently precious, and of equal value. Yet we expect moral failure in human beings. As the Russian author Alexander Sautenitsyn, who endured a Soviet concentration camp, expressed it, the line between good and evil cuts through the heart of every man. I believe it is possible to re-engage with history properly, through reasoned, thoughtful, and informed discussion. This is precisely the kind of discussion which is central to life