Statesman and Saint

The Principled Politics of William Wilberforce

By:

David J. Vaughan

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Leaders in Action

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This moving biography of Wilberforce tells the story of his religious conversion in 1784 and his rise to leadership of the Clapham Sect - a group of evangelicals active in political, philanthropic, and religious causes. Under his leadership, the "Saints," as they were called, championed parliamentary and prison reforms, missionary endeavors, Bible distribution, and a host of other charitable efforts and organizations. These causes included the Church Missionary Society (established in 1799) and the British and Foreign Bible Society (founded in 1804). Statesman and Saint also describes Wilberforce's unrelenting forty-year crusade against slavery, in spite of many defeats in Parliament. He laboured for eighteen years to secure the abolition of the slave trade, enduring personal criticism, deep-seated prejudice, and threats on his life for another twenty-six years before he saw the Emancipation Bill finally passed in July 1833. His influential book, A Practical View, laid the foundation for the moral elevation of the Victorian Era that followed his death only three days after the Emancipation Bill was passed in Parliament.

Author Biography:

David Vaughan is the pastor of Liberty Christian Church and director of the Liberty Leadership Institute, which is dedicated to training individuals for leadership positions in church, family, and society. The editor of the St. Louis Metrovoice newspaper, he also is the host of Encounter, a radio program in St. Louis, Missouri.

Release date Australia

January 3rd, 2002

Author

David J. Vaughan

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

342

Series

Leaders in Action

Dimensions

122x176x28

ISBN-13

9781581822243

Product ID

2393818

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