For many years I have ardently wished that it had been possible for me to plead, in your presence, the great cause of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Conscious that I was accountable to you for the discharge of the important trust which your kindness had committed to me, I have longed for such an opportunity of convincing you, that it was not without reason that this question had occupied so large a share of my parliamentary life. I wished you to know, that the cause of my complaint was ...

Wilberforce's classic work, A Practical View of Christianity, is concerned with convincing those who call themselves Christians to pursue "the real nature and principles of the religion which they profess." Christianity is not a mere morality, to be held in private. Christianity is revelation from God, bringing new rights and correspondent duties. It is an entire way of life that requires diligence and study and that should affect every aspect of the Christian's public and private...

An unforgettable classic from the remarkable abolishonist William Wilberforce.

The "Private Papers of William Wilberforce" offers a profound glimpse into the life and convictions of one of Britain's most pivotal social reformers. This collection encompasses Wilberforce's correspondence, reflections, and personal thoughts, rendered in a style that reflects both his moral fervor and eloquent prose. Situated within the 18th and 19th-century literary context, the text serves as a remarkable commentary on the abolition movement, advocacy for social justice, and the moral ...

Private Papers of William Wilberforce gathers the letters, journals, memoranda, and reflective fragments through which one of Georgian Britain's most consequential moral reformers disclosed his inner life. Read alongside the public record of abolition and parliamentary debate, these papers reveal a prose style at once practical, devotional, and candid: political calculation stands beside penitential self-scrutiny, domestic affection, and evangelical urgency. The collection belongs to the d...

William Wilberforce, best known as the driving force in Parliament that ended the slave trade in England, is concerned with convincing those who call themselves Christian to pursue “the real” nature and principles of the religion which they profess. A Practical View shows us the passion that fueled his life, and is a guide to help us move beyond being Christian in only the name.

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Private Papers Of William Wilberforce by William Wilberforce.

Just in time for the release of Amazing Grace, the movie about the life of William Wilberforce. This edition of his classic book from 1797, Real Christianity, is paraphrased in modern language and made more accessible to contemporary readers. This is the book that helped abolish the slave trade in the United Kingdom and called Christians to live a more authentic life of faith more than two hundred years ago. The timeless truths it contains will speak to readers in fresh w...

19th-Century British MP and abolitionist William Wilberforce wrote A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, also called Real Christianity, in 1797. In the book, Wilberforce, who underwent evangelical conversion ten years earlier, forcefully argues that Christians who become complacent and only lead a “nominal” Christian life, are contributing to a society rotting away at its core. He encourages Christians to focus their life on Christ and His teachings. ...

William Wilberforce, best known as the driving force in Parliament that ended the slave trade in England, is concerned with convincing those who call themselves Christian to pursue "the real" nature and principles of the religion which they profess. A Practical View shows us the passion that fueled his life, and is a guide to help us move beyond being Christian in only the name.

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