John Newton by Jonathan Aitken
In this book, Jonathan Aitken discovers John Newton the man, his motivation and beliefs.John Newton is best known as the author of "Amazing Grace" but this brilliant new biography shows how he led one of the most colourful and influential lives of the 18th century. Using a wealth of unpublished material, Jonathan Aitken charts Newton's journey through slave trading, best selling authorship, ordination, church leadership, abolitionist campaigning and the spiritual mentoring of William Wilberforce and William Cowper.From Newton's rip-roaring adventures on the high seas to his emergence as a pivotal figure in the abolitionist and evangelical movements this is a life of amazing achievement as well as of Amazing Grace.
"I highly recommend this excellent work it's one that will transform not only minds but hearts!" Joni Eareckson Tada "Master biographer Jonathan Aitken is in fine form, sympathetic, insightful, scholarly and vivid, and his book, like its subject, must be rated unobtrusively spectacular" JI. Packer "Aitken brings Newton to life for a new generation of admirers" Alister McGrath "Secular and religious readers will alike profit enormously from this book" Rev. Dr. Michael Green"
Jonathan Aitken, a former MP and cabinet minister, is the author of nine books including his award winning biography of President Richard Nixon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826493842 |
| ISBN 10 | 082649384X |
| Title | John Newton |
| Author | Jonathan Aitken |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-03-14 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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