Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery.(Book review) From: The Christian Century | Date: November 13, 2007| Author: Baer, Jonathan R. | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery.

By Eric Metaxas. HarperSanFrancisco, 304 pp., $21.95.

IN THE present confusion over religion and public life--and the accompanying opportunism--the life and career of William Wilberforce provides a needed tonic. Best remembered as the liberator of African slaves in the British West Indies, Wilberforce had a remarkable career as a member of Parliament during which he helped form and lead...