John Newton was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the ...
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27. aug. 2024 · Who was John Newton? John Newton was an English slave trader who became an Anglican minister, a hymn writer, and later a noted abolitionist.
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John Henry Newton var en engelsk sjøkaptein, slavehandler, og senere anglikansk prest, salmedikter og motstander av slaveri. Han er særlig kjent for å ha skrevet teksten til hymnen «Amazing Grace». Wikipedia
Født: 4. august 1725, Wapping, Storbritannia
Døde: 21. desember 1807, London, Storbritannia
Begravelsessted: St Peter & St Paul Church, Olney, Storbritannia
Barn: Elizabeth Catlett og Eliza Cunningham
Foreldre: Elizabeth Newton og John Newton Sr.
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Newton's story resonates with people hundreds of years after his passing. In his autobiography, Newton attributes most of his struggles to his own debauchery ...
John Newton lived in Olney for nearly 16 years (1764 to 1779) as curate-in-charge of the parish church, St Peter & St Paul.
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This documentary explores Newton's life from his turbulent youth to his involvement in the 18th century African slave trade.
Newton was born in London, an only child, in 1725. His mother, a pious Dissenter, taught him to read Scripture and memorize Reformed catechisms and hymns.
Born a free man, he was enslaved, then set free. Once the captain of a slave ship, he later denounced the slave trade, becoming a great influence in its demise.
Born in London in 1725, deprived of the godly influence of his mother before he was seven years old, John Newton was but two years at school before he went, ...
Arguably the best-known Christian hymn is "Amazing Grace." Its text, a poem penned in 1772 by John Newton, describes the joy and peace of a soul uplifted ...
John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father ...