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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... political figure . By temperament and inclination he had appeared to be a moderate centrist , keeping his head below the parapet , even in the limited arena of ecclesiastical controversies . But in the words of his hymn he was publicly ...
... political figure . By temperament and inclination he had appeared to be a moderate centrist , keeping his head below the parapet , even in the limited arena of ecclesiastical controversies . But in the words of his hymn he was publicly ...
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... politics . Those lessons stood him in good stead on the next occasion when his conscience told him he must speak out on a political issue . That issue was to be the abolition of the slave trade . CHAPTER 36 Family Life and Health ...
... politics . Those lessons stood him in good stead on the next occasion when his conscience told him he must speak out on a political issue . That issue was to be the abolition of the slave trade . CHAPTER 36 Family Life and Health ...
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... political figures to come and hear his sermons , among them the Lord Mayor of London - whose official residence , the Mansion House , was in the parish - there was never any attempt to use the pulpit of St Mary Woolnoth as a platform ...
... political figures to come and hear his sermons , among them the Lord Mayor of London - whose official residence , the Mansion House , was in the parish - there was never any attempt to use the pulpit of St Mary Woolnoth as a platform ...
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
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