Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
Book Review: Unusually well written.
Summary: 5 Stars
Metaxas gives us all the salient facts of Wilberforce's life, conversion, and dedication, written in a style that
is brilliant and gripping, yet it has the Metaxas sense of humour wryly underscoring this serious subject....
rather like Trollope. Everyone who sees the film needs to read the book in order to get, as Paul Harvey says,
"the rest of the story."
Martha Linder
Book Review: Wilberforce Tour de Force
Summary: 5 Stars
Because of the movie, there are a couple other Wilberforce books that have come out in the past month, but this one is the best. Really well written, I wasn't expecting such good writing. Not sure what I was expecting, but this book was excellent.Book Review: Untiring eloquence breaks the chains of slavery
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this book with low expectations, assuming it was a hastily-written biography produced to promote the upcoming Wilberforce film. I was very pleasantly surprised.
The author, Eric Metaxas, has produced a masterpiece worthy of its subject. Metaxas is an eloquent and fluid writer, and he brings to life one of Britain's most gifted and eloquent politicians.
William Wilberforce electrified Parliament in his early years, before he yet had a cause. His silver tongue and quit wit won him many friends, including Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger. Had Wilberforce continued along this path, he might well have succeeded Pitt.
With respect and sensitivity, Metaxas documents a powerful change to Wilberforce. Through a serious and intelligent conversion to Evangelical (Methodist) Christianity, Wilberforce's life was forever altered. His heart was changed ... to God and humanity. He could no longer ignore the sufferings of African slaves, kidnapped and shipped under horrible conditions to a living death in Britain's Caribbean colonies. He brought his faith to bear on politics ... as controversial in his day as in ours.
Metaxas dramatically shows how much Wilberforce suffered for the sake of abolition. He faced powerful and dangerous foes without fear or malice. By the force of his stubborn will, Wilberforce awakened the British conscience. He refused to turn back, despite many bitter setbacks. Returning to Parliament year after year, Wilberforce finally saw the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. Then, mere days before his death, he witnessed Parliament's history-changing vote to outlaw slavery throughout the British colonies.
Book Review: Amazing Results
Summary: 5 Stars
In this biography Eric Metaxas traces William Wilberforce's roots, schooling, friends and faith to gain an understanding of what propelled the man to take on and defeat the powerful and politically connected slave traders/merchants of the late 18th century. It is a wonderful look into a period of time where one man leads a groundswell movement that results in an about face in Great Britain's perception of the slave trade, and ultimately slavery itself - a tidal wave that crossed the Atlantic to the U.S.
I would highly recommend "Amazing Grace" to anyone, not just for it's historical significance, but for those with a mind to effect change in their own community.