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by: D. Bruce Hindmarsh
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 283.092
EAN: 9780802847416
ISBN: 0802847412
Label: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 383
Publication Date: 2000-12
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Sales Rank: 1347849
Studio: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Hindmarsh draws upon archival and antiquarian sources to consider the life and religious thought of John Newton (1725-1807). He shows how Newton's life sheds light on little explored aspects of the eighteenth-century Evangelical Revival. Hindmarsh's discussion of historical theology, pastoralia, and spirituality as well as his consideration of conversion narrative, the familiar letter, and hymnody contribute to a fuller understanding of religion and culture in general.
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Rating: - Bruce Hindmarsh's biography will surprise most readers.
Bruce Hindmarsh goes far beyond the common understanding of John Newton to describe a gospel servant who began as an adolescent sailing with his father in the merchant marine. Later, he lived a blasphemous and destructive life after being impressed into the British navy, punished as a deserter and sent to service on a slave ship. Even after his earliest conversion he engaged in the slave trade, ultimately as a captain, before quitting that business which he found disgusting. He found new employment, ... Read More
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