Apr
10
2008
A Life Worth Emulating
My friend Luder Whitlock (former President of Reformed Theological Seminary) has written a short review on Jonathan Aitken’s recent biography of John Newton (Crossway 2007). He says:
The [recent] attention to [William] Wilberforce justifies the timing of this volume because, as Aitken argues, Newton’s role in Wilberforce’s life “as a mentor, confidant, co-campaigner, and close friend has often been underestimated” and now deserves reassessment. As is generally recognized, it was Newton who persuaded Wilberforce not to abandon his career in politics to pursue ministry in the church. It was also Newton who provided vivid descriptions of the slave trade from his experience as the captain of a slave ship.