William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner
by William Hague
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Author: William HagueEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-16
ISBN: 0151012679
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: Harcourt
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Book Review: A must read if you are a fan of William Wilberforce
Summary: 5 Stars
The first biography that I ever read about William Wilberforce was by John Piper in his Swans are Not Silent series titled "The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce". Prior to reading that book I had never even heard about William Wilberforce. I was very intrigued to read more about this man. I then went and bought Wilberforce's book on a Practical View of Christianity edited by Kevin Belmont and started to read some of it. Some time passed after this and when I heard that the movie about Wilberforce was coming out I thought that I would look at some of the other biographies on him. I have read biography's by Kevin Belmont, Eric Metaxas, Sir Reginald Coupland, Garth Lean, and the book titled "Saints in Politics: The Clapham Sect and the growth of Freedom" by Earnest Marshall Howse. Each biography is like looking through a different window into the world of Wilberforce and his life and I have found them very interesting reading and very revealing into the man and his character and the historical settings and Christian history of the time. I have also been able to download the 5 volume biography by his sons and have only skimmed some of it thus far. My goal is to tackle it at some point as well.
I am about half way through this biography by Hauge on Willberforce. I am presently reading along with Haugue's biography, John Pollock's and will then tackle Robin Furneaux's. I believe one thing that stands out in Hauge's biography is a very good understanding and telling of the historical goings on of the time better than any of the other biographys that I have read thus far. Hauge does not assume that you know a lot about the history and the issues facing the British parliament at that time which I greatly appreciate. Maybe Furneaux's will give this as well but if you want a good picture of the historical settings and the happenings in parliament then this is the one to read. I also appreciate how Hauge shows the clear picture of Wilberforce's evangelical, Calvinistic Reformed faith in the God of the Bible and his faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of his sins. He also shows his wrestling's in his desire to walk with God in faith and obedience. He also shows his desire to tell others about his faith and his understanding that faith in Jesus Christ was the true answer to the problems which are the same for today. He shows Wilberforce's true belief in a Sovereign God and His providence regarding the historical facts during that time and how they affected his life which are no different for today.
This book is well written with very up to date language and it has been a very good read thus far. It is well researched and the bibliography is massive. I don't know how long it took him to put it all together but it is clear it took some time. It is clear that he did not just read Wilberforce's sons biography to put this together. The quotations are many and detailed. Hauge's own experience in Parliament is clear and his comparisons from then to today are very enlightening. His breakdown of Wilberforce's speech to parliament is so revealing and reveals how brilliant a speech it was. The book is worth reading just for that information alone. Also his careful handlings of opinions on why Wilberforce made certain decisions then are very balanced. I highly recommend reading this biography. I also have purchased his biography on Pitt and look forward to reading it as well. Buy it and read it, you won't be disappointed.
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