Book Launch: Amazing Grace – the Life of John Newton & the Surprising Story Behind His Song

Join us as we celebrate the release of Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song by Bruce Hindmarsh, James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology and Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College. Bruce will be on hand to sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase from the Regent Bookstore.

OPENING RECEPTION

Please join us in the Regent College Chapel for this onsite event or connect online via rgnt.net/live.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A biography that reads like a novel, Amazing Grace reveals John Newton’s life as a slave trader before a spiritual transformation led him to speak out against slavery. The book is co-authored by Hindmarsh and New York Times bestselling author Craig Borlaise. Its release has been timed to coincide this year with the 250th anniversary of the first public singing of Newton’s beloved hymn, which he had penned in 1772.

Read more about the launch of Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song in this news release by HarperCollins.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bruce Hindmarsh is the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology and Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College. He took his D.Phil. degree in theology at Oxford University in 1993 and, from 1995 to 1997, he was a research fellow at Christ Church, Oxford. Bruce has since published and spoken widely to international audiences on the history of early British evangelicalism. Currently a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Bruce is a past-president of the American Society of Church History.