John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing GraceContinuum, 2007 - 308 páginas John Newton is one of the most important and influential men of the 18th century. His famous conversion during a storm at sea lead to his new role as a social reformer and key figure in the abolition of slavery. In this book, Jonathan Aitken discovers the man, his motivation and beliefs. |
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... congregation . In the early months of his ministry he prepared even his most evocative words with meticulous care , possibly as a reaction from the bad experience he had had with his first sermon in Liverpool a few months earlier , when ...
... congregation . In the early months of his ministry he prepared even his most evocative words with meticulous care , possibly as a reaction from the bad experience he had had with his first sermon in Liverpool a few months earlier , when ...
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... congregation consisted largely of lace- makers , agricultural labourers , maltings workers , blacksmiths , carpenters and other artisans or tradesmen , Newton thought he could help them to under- stand the Scriptures if he amplified his ...
... congregation consisted largely of lace- makers , agricultural labourers , maltings workers , blacksmiths , carpenters and other artisans or tradesmen , Newton thought he could help them to under- stand the Scriptures if he amplified his ...
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... congregation began to voice complaints that their personal pews were being occupied by strangers . The churchwarden who passed on these complaints to the rector proposed an ingenious solution to the problem . He suggested that other ...
... congregation began to voice complaints that their personal pews were being occupied by strangers . The churchwarden who passed on these complaints to the rector proposed an ingenious solution to the problem . He suggested that other ...
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
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