Publisher: Crossway Books ISBN: 9781581348484 Item #: 8815

Binding: Hardcover Chapters: 46 Page Count: 400

Most Christians know John Newton as a man who once captained a slave ship, was dramatically converted to Christ on the high seas, and penned the great hymn "Amazing Grace."

But he also had a huge impact on his times as an icon of the evangelical movement, as a great preacher and theologian, and as a seminal influence on abolitionist William Wilberforce a relationship portrayed in the major motion picture Amazing Grace.

Jonathan Aitken's new biography explores all these facets of Newton's life and character. It is the first biography to draw on Newton's unpublished diaries and correspondence, providing fresh insight into the life of this complex and memorable Christian.

Publication Date: 2007