John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition

Name: John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition
Brand: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
SKU: 47412
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Author: D. Bruce Hindmarsh
ISBN: 9780802847416

By: D. Bruce Hindmarsh

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2000 / Paperback

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Product Description

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(PUBEerdmans)"The best introduction to the world of eighteenth-century evangelicalism in England,"---Books & Culture. Tapping into archival and antiquarian sources, Hindmarsh fills in the details of the life of the slave trader who became an Anglican clergyman, best known for his hymn "Amazing Grace." 366 pages, softcover.

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Title: John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition
By: D. Bruce Hindmarsh
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 384
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2000

Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 2 ounces
ISBN: 0802847412
ISBN-13: 9780802847416
Stock No: WW47412

Publisher's Description

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Dr Hindmarsh draws upon extensive archival and antiquarian sources to provide a serious, scholarly consideration of the life and religious thought of John Newton (1725-1807). In addition, he uses the theme of Newton as a 'sort of middle man' to explore the religious understanding of a whole generation who knew themselves as 'evangelical' although this was different from those who later adopted the term as a badge of partisan loyalty. The author shows how Newton is related to other Church of England evangelicals, Methodists, and various Dissenting bodies, and how his life sheds light on little explored aspects of the Evangelical Revival which contribute to an understanding and reassessment of the eighteenth-century church. In addition to discussion of themes in historical theology, pastoralia, and spirituality, an analysis of conversion narrative, the familiar letter, and hymnody contribute to an understanding of the relationship between religion and culture more generally.

Author Bio

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The James M. Houston Associate Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia

Editorial Reviews

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Methodist Recorder
"This book, containing illustrations and maps, appendices, bibliography and index, is a useful introduction to the life and theology of John Newton."

David Bebbington in Books & Culture
"The best introduction to the world of eighteenth-century evangelicalism in England."

Gordon Wakefield in Theology
"This book cannot be too warmly commended for its comprehensive scholarship. We see Newton steadily and see him whole."

W. R. Ward in Church History
"A fine offering. It has given this reviewer more pleasure than anything he has read for a long time."

Commonweal
"[Hindmarsh's] detailed study of Newton is crisply presented. . . I am happy to have been introduced to [Newton's] life by such a reliable biographer."

David Hempton in Anglican and Episcopal History
"A study packed with scholarship and characterized by theological erudition and sensitivity."

John Walsh in Journal of Theological Studies
"There is not a better account of an eighteenth-century evangelical parish priest than this. Though Hindmarsh chronicles the career of one man, his is in many ways a microcosmic study that touches on many aspects of the Evangelical Revival in its 'heroic' early stages. The book is finely nuanced and written with style and clarity."