John Newton
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Standard Name: Newton, John,, 1725 - 1807
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | William Cowper | Notable among Cowper's other friends were the Rev John Newton
(a former slave-trader who since his conversion had become a hellfire Evangelical preacher), Lady Austen
(who set him the writing task commemorated in the title... |
| Friends, Associates | Eleanor Tatlock | ET
felt her original move from Kent to Great Marlow cut her off from her friends. She wrote two poems to Mrs Anna Parnell
of Canterbury, and exchanged good wishes with the Rev. John Newton |
Timeline
1750-4: John Newton captained a slaving ship; he...
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1750-4
John Newton
captained a slaving ship; he got religion on board his ship, and became a leading founder of Evangelicalism
.
1764: There was published An Authentic Narrative...
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1764
There was published An Authentic Narrative of some . . . Particulars in the Life of [John Newton], an autobiography in which the ex-slave-trader Newton expressed penitence for his pre-conversion, sinful life.
1779: William Cowper and John Newton published...
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1779
January 1780: Evangelicalism received a boost when the...
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January 1780
Evangelicalism
received a boost when the Rev. John Newton
moved from Olney in Buckinghamshire to London at the invitation of businessman John Thornton
.
1787: John Wesley, debating how far to take the...
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1787
John Wesley
, debating how far to take the Methodists
in the direction of Evangelicism
, talked over the issue by letter with John Newton
, ex-slave-captain and leading Evangelical.
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