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. |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-3 de 83
Página 99
... minister . After identifying these as ' zeal , courage , diligence , faithfulness , tenderness , humility and self denial ' , Newton at first asserted : ' I confess O Lord there is no - one more unfit than me , no - one half so unworthy ...
... minister . After identifying these as ' zeal , courage , diligence , faithfulness , tenderness , humility and self denial ' , Newton at first asserted : ' I confess O Lord there is no - one more unfit than me , no - one half so unworthy ...
Página 214
... minister of the Church of England ( himself ) to a minister of an Independent Church ( Samuel Palmer of Hackney ) . Declaring that he was not ' a Dissenter at heart ' , he argued that he was in the Established Church not for convenience ...
... minister of the Church of England ( himself ) to a minister of an Independent Church ( Samuel Palmer of Hackney ) . Declaring that he was not ' a Dissenter at heart ' , he argued that he was in the Established Church not for convenience ...
Página 246
... Ministers of the Crown , headed by the Prime Minister , who were assembled at St James's Palace to hear witnesses on the slave trade . While Newton was waiting to give his evidence in an anteroom , he was astonished when the Prime Minister ...
... Ministers of the Crown , headed by the Prime Minister , who were assembled at St James's Palace to hear witnesses on the slave trade . While Newton was waiting to give his evidence in an anteroom , he was astonished when the Prime Minister ...
Índice
A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
Direitos de autor | |
60 outras secções não apresentadas
Outras edições - Ver tudo
Palavras e frases frequentes
abolitionist African African Slave Trade Amazing Grace Authentic Narrative Baptist become began Bible biblical Biographies Bishop blessing called Catlett cause Cecil century chapels Christ Christian Church of England Clunie congregation conversation correspondence curate of Olney death December diary Dissenters Eclectic Society eighteenth-century Established Church evangelical faith friendship George Whitefield God's gospel Greyhound Hannah heart HMS Harwich January Jesus John Newton John Thornton journey later Letter from John Letter from Newton Liverpool living London Lord Dartmouth marriage Mary Unwin Methodist minister ministry months Newton described Newton wrote Newton's letters Olney Hymns ordination parish parishioners pastor political Polly Polly's pray preacher preaching pulpit rector religious Revd Ryland Scripture sermons slave ship slave trade soul Source Material Chapter spiritual St Mary Woolnoth Sunday thou thought verse vicar vicarage voyage Wesley wife William Bull William Cowper William Wilberforce words writing wrote Newton