Church creates memorial to celebrate the life of slave trader who became an abolitionist and 'reformed sinner' and wrote the hymn Amazing Grace John Newton, a slaver trader turned abolitionist ...

‘Amazing Grace’: Theater Review. Josh Young, a Tony nominee for 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' stars in this new musical inspired by the life of the reformed sinner who wrote the beloved hymn.

Amazing Grace finally obtained its modern form in 1909, when the evangelical composer and publisher Edwin Othello Excell wrote a new arrangement that owed less to the rural folk tradition and ...

Amazing Grace extends beyond church walls to Broadway and opened Thursday, ... The play chronicles the life of John Newton, the slave trader turned abolitionist, who wrote the hymn.

Don’t be surprised if you find yourself humming “Amazing Grace” after watching Peter Cousens ‘ simultaneously undercooked and overwrought religious-themed drama. Intertwining a fictional ...

The song also was the subject of at least one book, "The Story of America's Most Beloved Song, Amazing Grace," written by Steve Turner and published in 2002 by Harper Collins. The song has had ...

"Amazing Grace" has traveled far and wide since English clergyman John Newton, a former slave trader, wrote the lyrics in 1772. "It’s unclear what, if any, music he used when he invoked it as part of ...

A 2006 movie, “Amazing Grace” starring Ioan Gruffudd, was about the life of 18th-century antislavery activist William Wilberforce. Albert Finney played Newton, a friend of Wilberforce.

ANYONE WHO HAS seen the film "Amazing Grace" will appreciate the parallels between the career of William Wilberforce, the politician who led the campaign against the slave trade, and that of ...