By or about John Newton
365 DAYS WITH NEWTON: EXTRACTS FROM SERMONS AND THOUGHTS
By Marylynn Rouse (hardback £12.00)
A unique collection of 365 daily readings from unpublished sermons and writings of John Newton.
BLACK IVORY (SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE)
By James Walvin (£ 16.99)
The brutal story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told with clarity and compassion in this classic history. James Walvin (who spoke at the Cowper and Newton Day in 2004) explores the experiences which bound together slaves from diverse African backgrounds and explains how slavery transformed the tastes and economy of the western world.
BURY THE CHAINS
By Adam Hochschild (£ 8.99)
A hundred years ago, enlightened people in the western world were outraged by a holocaust in Africa which left millions dead. Denunciations thundered from speakers' platforms around the U.S. and Europe. One open letter to The Times was signed by twelve peers, nineteen bishops, and 75 MPs. Viscount Grey, Britain's Foreign Secretary declared that no overseas issue had so intensely aroused the British public for thirty years. Conan Doyle wrote a pamphlet on the Congo atrocities which sold 25,000 copies in the first week alone. Yet today not one person in a thousand could say what the fuss was all about, unless of course, they have read this amazing book.
HOW SWEET THE SOUND
By Noel Davidson (Paperback £9.99)
The absorbing story of John Newton and William Cowper: their lives, their hymns and their lasting legacy to the Christian Church. Specially reprinted for The Cowper and Newton Museum.
ABOLITION! NEWTON, THE EX-SLAVE TRADER, AND WILBERFORCE, THE LITTLE LIBERATOR
By John Pollock (Paperback £6.00)
No one in 1769 would have foreseen that these two men would be the key characters in the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. Here, John Pollock tells the story of how they came to build a strong friendship and partnership in the gospel - and how God used them to achieve a great victory in the British Parliament and US Congress against the slave trade.
AMAZING GRACE
By Steve Turner with a Foreword by Judy Collins (soft back, £8.99)
Amazing Grace, the most recorded song ever, has an amazing story. Written over 200 years ago by a former slave trader who had converted to Christianity during a transatlantic storm, it has become a song that millions turn to both in times of crisis and moments of celebration. The words that were composed in the attic of an English vicarage have transcended their time and culture. In this book, Steve Turner chronicles the remarkable history of the song from its origins in the dramatic life story of the author, John Newton, through its incarnations over the years as hymn, spiritual, gospel classic, civil rights anthem, pop hit, heavy metal number and bagpipe tune. He also examines the way in which different generations and cultures have interpreted its message, and discusses its use in advertising, cartoons and political speeches. Never before has the tale of one song been told so extensively and so enthrallingly.
JOHN NEWTON
By The Friends of The Cowper and Newton Museum (Paperback £1.00)
A compilation of facts and figures relating to the poet, hymn writer, and slave trader turned christian, who lived in Olney, Bucks.
RICHARD CECIL'S "JOHN NEWTON", UPDATED BY MARYLYNN ROUSE
(Hardback £12.99)
This biography by Richard Cecil was first published in 1808. Richard Cecil had known Newton personally and refers to him as Mr. N., and was the first biography of John Newton. As such, it became a classic. It has until now long been out of print. Marylynn Rouse has done a good service in editing a new edition but she has done far more. She has found out a great deal about Newton which Cecil did not know, so that he becomes a fully rounded figure, and just as loveable.
THE LIFE AND SPIRITUALITY OF JOHN NEWTON
By John Newton (Paperback £11.00)
This book, which contains an introduction by Professor Bruce Hindmarsh, comprises a reprint of both "An Authentic Narrative" and "Spiritual Letters on Growth in Grace". These two publications by John Newton first appeared in 1764 and 1772 respectively, but are still as readable today as ever.
LETTERS OF JOHN NEWTON
(Paperback £5.00)
Sailor, preacher, and hymn writer, he was one of the most colourful figures in the great Evangelical Revival of the 18th Century. "Once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa," he wrote for his own epitaph, "by the rich mercy of Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy".
OUT OF PRINT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
"BUT NOW I SEE" - THE LIFE OF JOHN NEWTON BY THE REV. JOSIAH BULL
(Paperback £ 5.99)
This is the moving story of God's redeeming and restoring grace to one who wrote his own epitaph (see above). This biography contains much first-hand material from Newton himself. Considerable use is made of his Diary and Letters. His pre-conversion days, his call to the ministry and his time at Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth are all covered.
LET'S TALK ABOUT OLNEY'S AMAZING CURATE
By Jim Styles (Booklet £2.50)
Think of the hymns that you've known from your childhood - it's likely that they are from the Olney Hymns. But have you thought about the men who wrote them?
NEWTON THE LIBERATOR: A BIOGRAPHY BY REV. JOHN POLLOCK
(Paperback £8.99)
Newton is perhaps best remembered for writing the ever-popular hymn, Amazing Grace. This wonderful biography shows us how the 'amazing grace' of God changed the heart and life of the former slave trader, bringing light even into the blackest pit of darkness and despair.
THROUGH MANY DANGERS: THE STORY OF JOHN NEWTON
By Brian H. Edwards (Paperback £9.95)
The life of John Newton is seen against the colourful backcloth of 18th century life and religion. It is the story of one man's encounter with God "through many dangers".
