Bibliograph

Amazing grace, the life of John Newton and the surprising story behind his song, Bruce Hindmarsh, Craig Borlase

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Amazing grace, the life of John Newton and the surprising story behind his song, Bruce Hindmarsh, Craig Borlase

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Amazing grace

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1333269588

Responsibility statement

Bruce Hindmarsh, Craig Borlase

Sub title

the life of John Newton and the surprising story behind his song

Summary

"Amazing Grace is based on years of research on the life and writings of John Newton. It tells of a prodigal who returns home, and a young love that defies the odds; of a young man whose life is torn by grief and wounded by the cruelty of others, following his descent into deeper suffering and finally into the brutal world of the slave trade. Newton rejects God repeatedly but is rescued by a divine mercy that reaches deeper than he could ever have imagined as he ultimately faces his past and repents. Newton’s story is shocking, and Amazing Grace does not try to airbrush or excuse his faults. There are glaring contradictions in the life of a ship’s Captain who retreats to his cabin to study his Bible and write tender love letters to his wife while hundreds of slaves lie in chains in the hold below."--Amazon

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