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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... ministry , no matter how sinful the past has been . But a more likely explanation is that throughout the 1750s and 1760s , church leaders of all denominations were blind to the evils of the slave trade , which they did not consider to ...
... ministry , no matter how sinful the past has been . But a more likely explanation is that throughout the 1750s and 1760s , church leaders of all denominations were blind to the evils of the slave trade , which they did not consider to ...
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... ministry that might bring them back into the Established Church . Newton came to Olney with the advantage of having had a long and good rapport with the Dissenters , so good that he had nearly become a Dissenting minister himself . As ...
... ministry that might bring them back into the Established Church . Newton came to Olney with the advantage of having had a long and good rapport with the Dissenters , so good that he had nearly become a Dissenting minister himself . As ...
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... ministry . In the pulpit he could be passionate , but he was never condescending or didactic . The warmth of his ... ministry , youth ministry and prayer ministry : ' I propose to establish three meetings , ' he wrote in his diary ...
... ministry . In the pulpit he could be passionate , but he was never condescending or didactic . The warmth of his ... ministry , youth ministry and prayer ministry : ' I propose to establish three meetings , ' he wrote in his diary ...
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
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