John Newton

John Newton was a former English slave trader whose dramatically converted to Christianity and wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace."

Articles by John Newton

A letter to a student of divinity

November 1985

Though I am no enemy to the acquisition of useful knowledge, I have seen many instances of young men who have been much hurt by what they expected to reap advantage from. They have gone to the academy, humble, peaceable, spiritual and lively;…

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