A companion to the Walden Media film traces the life story of England's foremost abolitionist, from the religious conversion in 1784 that led to his life of activism, to his twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, to his successful role in ending slavery in the British colonies. By the[...]

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 [...]

Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament.At the center of this heroic life was a pass[...]

John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce suffered lifelong opposition and endured for the causes of gospel truth, missionary zeal, and political justice. They found, in solid doctrine and humble joy, the tough roots for habitual tenderness in response to their adversaries-without doctrin[...]

"God has set before me two great objects: the abolition of the slave trade and the reformation of manners." These immortal words penned by William Wilberforce in 1787 were the beginning of his lifelong crusade as a Christian statesman and philanthropist. He became a member of the British Parliament [...]