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The abolitionist John Brown was famously motivated by his Christian convictions and believed slavery was a sin. But I can’t find any information on the specifics of his denomination or theology. Surely he wasn’t Catholic, but then what was he? Baptist? Methodist?

by /u/cbhorton85 in /r/AskHistorians

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