Amazing grace in John Newton : slave-ship captain, hymnwriter, and abolitionist /
by William E. Phipps.
- Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, 2001.
- xxiii, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268) and index.
European adventures -- African sojourn -- The prodigal's return -- Slavery in European history -- To Charleston as first mate -- Voyages as captain -- The evangelical Liverpudlian -- The Olney Parson -- Hymnist predecessors -- The ministry of song -- Cowper's collaboration -- The St. Mary Woolnoth rector -- Encounters with abolitionists -- Working with Wilberforce -- Conversion considerations -- The Londoner's wider impact -- The last years.