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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... eighteenth century . In the course of his personal journey , Newton left two remarkable imprints on the sands of time . Politically he stirred the conscience of the world by helping William Wilberforce to abolish the slave trade . The ...
... eighteenth century . In the course of his personal journey , Newton left two remarkable imprints on the sands of time . Politically he stirred the conscience of the world by helping William Wilberforce to abolish the slave trade . The ...
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... era the Guinea coast ( which gave its name to the English coin , the guinea * ) was to eighteenth- century seafarers what the Klondyke was to nineteenth - century gold - diggers . With 30,000 to 40,000 slaves a year being transported ...
... era the Guinea coast ( which gave its name to the English coin , the guinea * ) was to eighteenth- century seafarers what the Klondyke was to nineteenth - century gold - diggers . With 30,000 to 40,000 slaves a year being transported ...
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... eighteenth century ) of 50. Despite his own busy schedule and his wife's bouts of bad health , the Newtons rose to the challenge of parenting Betsy with deep love . In one of his earliest letters to Betsy , mostly describing his travels ...
... eighteenth century ) of 50. Despite his own busy schedule and his wife's bouts of bad health , the Newtons rose to the challenge of parenting Betsy with deep love . In one of his earliest letters to Betsy , mostly describing his travels ...
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
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