One review of 279 proslavery publications up to the Civil War revealed 130 that were definitely the work of clergy, and perhaps even more were. A more recent monograph numbered a staggering 275 clergymen who published defenses of slavery. Both studies agree that around half of all such defenses came from the pens of Christian ministers—almost all of which were conservative, Bible-believing Protestants. Astoundingly, in 154 of those cases, the written defense appeared in official church publications.
