John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing GraceJohn 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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Пользовательский отзыв - Paul_Brunning - LibraryThingJohn 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 ... Читать весь отзыв
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Пользовательский отзыв - deferredreward - LibraryThingWhat I got most from this book was the gracefulness that saving grace gave to John Newton. In an age of fracture among English Protestants he managed to keep himself (barely) within the church of ... Читать весь отзыв
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A Spiritual Upbringing | 1 |
First Steps in Love and Seafaring | 7 |
Pressganged | 13 |
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Библиографические данные
| Название | John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace |
| Автор | Jonathan Aitken |
| Издание: | иллюстрированное, исправленное |
| Издатель | Continuum, 2007 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Мичиганский университет |
| Оцифровано | 16 июл 2009 |
| ISBN | 0826493831, 9780826493835 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 308 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |