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SlaveryContemporary[show]Historical[show]By country or region[show]Religion[hide]BibleChristianity CatholicismMormonism Islam 21st century JudaismBahá'í FaithOpposition and resistance[show]Related[show]vteChristian views on slavery are varied both regionally and historically. Slavery in various forms has been a part of the social environment for much of Christianity's history, spanning well over eighteen centuries. In the early years of Christianity, slavery was a normal feature of the economy and society in the Roman Empire.