The Clapham Sect, or Clapham Saints, were a group of social reformers from Clapham spanning the 1780s to the 1840s. Despite being considered a sect most members remained in the "established" and dominant Church of England, which was highly interwoven with offices of state. Its successors were in many cases outside of the same church affiliation. Summary and context These were reformists and abolitionists, being contemporary terms as the 'Sect' was – until 1844 – unnamed. They figured and heard readings, sermons and lessons from prominent and wealthy Evangelical Anglicans who called for the liberation of slaves, abolition of the slave trade and the reform of the penal system, and recognised and advocated other cornerstone civil-political rights and socio-economic rights. Defying the status quo of labour exploitation and consequent vested interests in the legislature was laborious and was motivated by their Christian faith and concern for social justice and fairness for all human beings. Their most famous member was
Los Clapham Sect, o Clapham Saints, fueron un grupo de reformadores sociales de Clapham que se extendió desde los años 1780 hasta los años 1840. A pesar de ser considerado una secta, la mayoría de los miembros permanecieron en la "establecida" y dominante Iglesia de Inglaterra, que estaba altamente entrelazada con los oficios del estado. Sus sucesores estaban en muchos casos fuera de la misma afiliación de la iglesia. Resumen y contexto Estos eran reformistas y abolicionistas, siendo términos contemporáneos como la "Secta" fue - hasta 1844 - sin nombre. Ellos figuraron y escucharon lecturas, sermones y lecciones de prominentes y ricos evangélicos anglicanos que reclamaban la liberación de los esclavos, la abolición del comercio de esclavos y la reforma del sistema penal, y reconocieron y abogaron otras piedras angulares de los derechos civiles-políticos y los derechos socio-económicos.