Amazing Grace

Fülszöveg

"MAGNIFICENT____METAXAS'S WORK
WILL STAND AS A LIVING LANDMARK."
—THE REV. FLOYD FLAKE, from the Foreword
P "Bravo! A masterful reintroduction to Wilberforce for our JJ generation. Metaxas's story reads like fiction and brilliantly captures the shocking accomplishment of the man who fundamentally changed humanity's attitude toward the suffering of others. Once read, this book will demand more of your life." —DAVID S. KIDDER, creator/co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Intellectual Devotional
"A superb, scholarly must-read book!" —BARONESS CAROLINE COX, House of Lords
"JVletaxas's book, well researched and written in a lively and sparkling style, will stir your heart." ¦
—GEORGE GALLUP JR., chairman of the George H. Gallup International Institute
"If Wilberforce is your hero, as he is mine, ' this is the book for you. If he's not, after you read it, he will be." —^J. C. WATTS JR., former U.S. Congressman, Oklahoma
"In an exquisite pairing of biographer and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"MAGNIFICENT____METAXAS'S WORK
WILL STAND AS A LIVING LANDMARK."
—THE REV. FLOYD FLAKE, from the Foreword
P "Bravo! A masterful reintroduction to Wilberforce for our JJ generation. Metaxas's story reads like fiction and brilliantly captures the shocking accomplishment of the man who fundamentally changed humanity's attitude toward the suffering of others. Once read, this book will demand more of your life." —DAVID S. KIDDER, creator/co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Intellectual Devotional
"A superb, scholarly must-read book!" —BARONESS CAROLINE COX, House of Lords
"JVletaxas's book, well researched and written in a lively and sparkling style, will stir your heart." ¦
—GEORGE GALLUP JR., chairman of the George H. Gallup International Institute
"If Wilberforce is your hero, as he is mine, ' this is the book for you. If he's not, after you read it, he will be." —^J. C. WATTS JR., former U.S. Congressman, Oklahoma
"In an exquisite pairing of biographer and subject, Metaxas's fresh exploration of Wilberforce crackles with verve, intelligence, wit, and insight." —DICK STAUB, broadcaster and author of The Culturally Savvy Christian
"Writing with a spirited and sparkling style, Metaxas brings William Wilberforce alive. Here is a superb introduction to history's greatest and most surprising social reformer. It will jolt the conical and inspire the visionary." —OS GUINNESS, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil

% mazing 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.
ERIC METAXAS is the author of B^eijthing You Alv^ys Wanted to Know About God (But Ware Ataid to Ask) and thirty children's books. He is founder and host of Socrates in the City in New York City, where he Uves with his wife and daughter. His writing has appeared in the Abv YcrkThms, the Atlantic, Washington Post, Books & Culture, Christianity Today, Mars Hill Review, and First Things. He has written for VeggieTales and Rabbit Ears Productions, earning three Grammy nominations for Best Children's Recording. Visit the author online at www.ericmetaxas.com. Visit www.amazinggracemovie.com for more information on William Wilberforce and Amazing Grace, the movie. Vissza