 Amazing
Grace
By Eric Metaxas
HarperOne
Retail price $13.95
Amazon: $11.16
Book description:
Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of
the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This
accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as
a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of
Parliament.
At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year
fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won
in 1807, as well as efforts to abolish slavery itself in the British
colonies, a victory achieved just three days before his death in
1833.
Metaxas discovers in this unsung hero a man of whom it can truly
be said: he changed the world. Before Wilberforce, few thought
slavery was wrong. After Wilberforce, most societies in the world
came to see it as a great moral wrong.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British
slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay Productions have
joined together to commemorate the life of William Wilberforce with
the feature-length film Amazing Grace and this companion
biography, which provides a fuller account of the amazing life of
this great man than can be captured on film.
This account of Wilberforce's life will help many become
acquainted with an exceptional man who was a hero to Abraham Lincoln
and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America.
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I've read several books on William Wilberforce and watched the
movie as well. His life not only intrigues me, but inspires
me! This book makes for
good reading and will give you a detailed look at the life of
William Wilberforce, a man who worked hard to end slavery in the
British Empire.
While the movie tends to downplay Wilberforce's Christian faith,
Metaxas clearly documents his conversion to Christianity as the
catalyst that led him on his quest to end slavery. As he
became a changed man, he could no longer ignore the sufferings of
the slaves.
The author also does a fine job in portraying the suffering
Wilberforce endured for the sake of this cause and the danger the
fight for abolition put him in.
The story of William Wilberforce is one that must be remembered
throughout history...and this book makes his story come alive.
This a must read for everyone interested in making changes in
their sphere of influence.
~Reviewed by Jenilee Hagen
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