The Life of the Rev. John Newton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biography
gptkbp:associatedWith Anglicanism
Evangelicalism
Methodism
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Newton
gptkbp:availableIn digital format
print format
gptkbp:contains letters
sermons
autobiographical elements
gptkbp:focus spiritual growth
slavery abolition
Christian_conversion
gptkbp:genre Christian_literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Life of the Rev. John Newton
gptkbp:impact hymnody
Christian_theology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:Charles_Simeon
modern_Christian_thought
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Bunyan
gptkb:George_Whitefield
gptkb:Isaac_Watts
gptkbp:inspiration numerous hymns
Christian_movements
gptkbp:ISBN 978-1-59474-000-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableEvent conversion experience
advocacy against slavery
becoming a minister
influence on future hymn writers
writing of hymns
writing of spiritual letters
founding_of_Olney_Hymns
friendship_with_William_Cowper
involvement_in_the_Clapham_Sect
legacy_in_Christian_literature
gptkbp:notableQuote “I am a great sinner, and Christ is a great Savior.”
“The Lord has done great things for us.”
“How_sweet_the_name_of_Jesus_sounds.”
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Amazing_Grace
gptkbp:pageCount 300
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Thomas_Tegg
gptkbp:relatedTo spiritual awakening
slave trade
personal transformation
historical context of 18th century England
Christian_ministry
gptkbp:releaseYear 1807
gptkbp:subject gptkb:John_Newton
gptkbp:translatedInto several languages