Reformation Heritage Books

Most Christians know John Newton as a man who once captained a slave ship, was dramatically converted to Christ on the high seas, and later penned one of the greatest hymns of the faith, “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. Jonathan Aitken’s new biography, John Newton, explores 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 It is the first biography to draw on Newton’s unpublished diaries and correspondence, providing fresh insight into the life of this complex and memorable Christian.

Author  Jonathan Aitken is a well-known British author and former politician. He is the author of twelve books, including the award-winning Nixon: A Life and Charles W. Colson: A life Redeemed.

Endorsements  "A new life of John Newton is a fitting celebration of the bicentennial both of Newton's death and of the abolition of the slave trade, Wilberforce's triumph in which Newton played a key role. Master biographer Jonathan Aitken is in fine form, sympathetic, insightful, scholarly, and vivid, and his book, like its subject, must be rated spectacular." - J.I.Packer, Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College