This week’s Trackback Thursday features John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace by Jonathan Aitkin.
Most Christians know John Newton as a man who once captained a slave ship, was dramatically converted to Christ on the high seas, and later penned one of the greatest hymns of the faith, “Amazing Grace.” But he also had a huge impact on his times as an icon of the evangelical movement, as a great preacher and theologian, and as a seminal influence on abolitionist William Wilberforce. Here is a fascinating and historically significant portrait of slave-trader-turned-Christ-follower.
A reminder of how Trackback Thursday works: Simply link to the blog post from your blog, leave a comment on Crossway’s Facebook Page, or re-tweet Trackback Thursday on Twitter @Crosswaybooks. Winners are picked on Friday morning.
The Kindle edition of John Newton can also be downloaded for free during the month of February 2010.
Download appears to not be currently available.
Comment by Alex Medina — February 4, 2010 @ 10:06 am
The Kindle download doesn’t appear to be available…
Comment by Stephen Altrogge — February 4, 2010 @ 11:35 am
Yup. I was trying for the Kindle download too. So far, all day it’s been “not currently available.”
Comment by noel piper — February 4, 2010 @ 2:05 pm
Not only is it “Not Available”, but it also is not free ($2).
Comment by Jeff — February 4, 2010 @ 2:16 pm
Sorry for the delayed response. We have a bit of a hitch with Amazon right now. You should be able to download for free directly from your Kindle. We hope to have this fixed shortly. Thanks for your patience!
Comment by Staff — February 4, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
I’m trying to download on the “Kindle for PC” app. Will this work? And why does Amazon page say $2?
Comment by Jeff — February 4, 2010 @ 6:15 pm
Congrats Alex, you’re one of our trackback winners! Please email shipping info to facebook@crossway.org for your copy of “John Newton.”
Comment by Staff — February 5, 2010 @ 8:29 am