Best william wilberforce biography eric metaxas
This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament.!
Finally, several good biographies came out around as bicentenary commemorations of the passing of Britain's Abolition Bill.
Amazing Grace
About the Book
Amazing Grace is the story of British abolitionist William Wilberforce (), a man of whom it can truly be said: he changed the world. Human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament, Wilberforce led a twenty year battle to abolish the British slave trade.
He won this battle in , and would go on to help abolish slavery itself in the British colonies shortly before his death in
Eric Metaxas’s best-selling biography of Wilberforce introduces readers to this extraordinary man, who has remained relatively unknown to the American public.Hero to Abraham Lincoln and inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America, Amazing Grace will inspire readers everywhere to stand up for what they believe in — no matter the odds.
When Christians don't live out their faith, the surrounding culture suffers.Eric Metaxas is the author of Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask) and thirty children’s books. He is founder and host of Socrates in the City. His writing has appeared in the New York Tim