Book Talk: All Oppression Shall Cease

Join us for a conversation with Christopher Kellerman, S.J., about his thought-provoking work. In All Oppression Shall Cease, he provides a rigorously researched, era-by-era history of the Catholic Church’s teachings and actions related to slavery. By telling stories of enslaved Catholics and Catholic slaveholders, analyzing arguments of theologians who either defended or condemned slaveholding, and examining documents of popes and councils, Kellerman’s book reveals disturbing answers to contemporary questions about the Church’s role in the history of slavery and especially in the Atlantic slave trade.

Father Kellerman concludes with theological reflections on history, reconciliation, and restitution.

Tania Tetlow, president of Fordham University, will deliver the welcome address and introductory remarks.