John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition: Between the Conversions of Wesley and Wilberforce

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: D. Bruce Hindmarsh
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780802847416

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

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