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This document summarizes an article from the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion that discusses how Christianity was used to justify the transatlantic slave trade. It notes that Prince Henry of Portugal initiated European expeditions to Africa in the 15th century both to spread Christianity and halt the spread of Islam. The slave trade grew out of this, with enslavers viewing conversion and enslavement as equivalent. The document then defines two concepts used in the article - "missiologic of imminent p

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Onkar

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