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Ep. 683: Cranford | Chapter 5 Book talk begins at 9:31 A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate... politely, of course. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:28 2:42 Plum Deluxe . Plum Deluxe's CraftLit tea collection is here: Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 04:25 Gardening! 09:30 - START BOOK TALK: Last week, the lovely Mr Holbrook and his very sad passing. 12:06 Joint- Stock bank: > A bank owned by shareholders, operating under a charter or act of Parliament, and offering services to the public. Unlike older private banks (run by individuals or families), joint-stock banks were corporations, meaning shared risk and more capital. How bank books worked— A bank book (also called a passbook) was given to bank customers to record all transactions in their account—- Every deposit and withdrawal was manually written into the book by a bank clerk. The customer's copy was their only proof of the account's balance. 14:12 Envelope usage / turning inside out (ETSY doing this NOW) Whole vs half sheet and crossed letters 16:36 STRING and Indian-rubber rings 17:24 “India-rubber” was the 19th-century term for what we now just call rubber—and India-rubber rings were small rubber loops or bands like we use today. Came from the latex of tropical trees (especially Hevea brasiliensis) 18:42 TONQUIN beans: TONKA beans: Tonka beans are the wrinkled, black seeds of the Dipteryx odorata tree, native to South America. Chefs outside the US use them in desserts and to replace nuts. AND ILLEGAL in the USA since 1954 due to the presence of liver damaging “coumarin” - - and 20:54 22:43 PADUASOY: heavy, rich corded or embossed silk fabric, From French - peau de soie, a cloth resembling serge (twill fabric with diagonal lines/ridges on both inner and outer surfaces per a two-up/two-down weave.) 24:19 Bottom of page a small “T.O.” = turn over / Molly's writing is full of spelling like “Bewty” which is a subsequent joke line 25:49 Dum memor ipse Mei, dum Spiritus regift artus - Virgil, Æneid, IV.382, “While memory shall last and breath still control my limbs” 25:28 Carmen (lowercase) like CARMINA (song poem or verse) 26:54 Gentleman's Magazine 1782—Kind of an Atlantic Monthly—guess who contributed? Samuel Johnson! 27:18 M. T. Ciceroni's Epistolae: The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BCE) Roman statesman, orator, philosopher, and writer with 800+ letters surviving Heather before recording, in garden, with skewer pack: 28:41 “Rod in a pickle” - rod, method of punishment; pickle, something preserved for future use. 29:42 Life is a vale of tears: Psalm 84:6 also, description of a helicopter parent feels marvelously modern 30:21 Mrs Chapone (1727-1801) Contributed to the Rambler AND Gentleman's Magazine and wrote “Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773) and Mrs Carter (1717-1806) many languages and in 1758 published first translation of Epictetus THE Stoic Philosopher. 31:32 “Before Miss Edgeworth's ‘Patronage' had banished wafers from polite society…”: Patronage was a book (1814) with a character who was offended by a letter she received that was sealed with a wafer: “I wonder how any man can have the impertinence to send me his spittle” (I, 248) 33:06 “Old original post with stamp in the corner” not exactly the right watermark, but you get the idea… 34:30 “Sesquipedalian” writing - foot and a half long sesqui = 1-½ pedalis =foot looonng polysyllabic words 35:13 Buonaparte (Bony)1805 invasion fears - In case you still need to build your own 36:55 David and Goliath, son of Jesse (I Samuel 17) Apollyon (Greek version) and Abbadon (Hebrew version) are names for an archangel In Revelation 9:11—> _“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.” (Revelation 9:11, KJV) Meaning: Abaddon (Hebrew) means “destruction” or “place of destruction.” Apollyon (Greek) means “destroyer.” It's overblown biblical satire—calling someone “Apollyon” in Cranford is like referring to a strict schoolmarm as “Beelzebub.” 38:08 Bonus Bernardus non video omnia The Blessed Bernard does not see everything - maybe said by St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)— This quote is often attributed (possibly apocryphally) to Peter Abelard, the 12th-century theologian, as a gentle jab at St. Bernard of Clairvaux, with whom he clashed theologically. Meaning: Even the wisest man (here, Blessed Bernard) can be wrong sometimes. Post-chapter Notes Chapone and Carter and Bluestockings (see below for big notes) real historical women writers, both part of the 18th-century English Bluestocking movement—educated, literary women who promoted female intellectualism and moral development. Gaskell is absolutely name-dropping intentionally here for Cranford's themes of domestic gentility, moral seriousness, and self-improvement. ⸻ Mrs. Hester Chapone (1727–1801) Best known for Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773), addressed to her niece. It was a conduct book for young women, offering advice on moral character, reading habits, and proper behavior. Hugely popular—Cranford-adjacent readers would know her by name. ⸻ Mrs. Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806) A respected scholar, translator, and poet—a genuine intellectual heavyweight. Famously translated the Discourses of Epictetus from Greek in 1758—the first English translation by a woman, and one of the first of Epictetus at all. 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Sign-up for my free 20-day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com--Series: Five Mere ChristiansDevotional: 4 of 5Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. (Matthew 13:34)Jesus revealed God's kingdom primarily through culture rather than politics. He never sought a seat on the Sanhedrin or in the Roman Senate. Instead, he changed the world with parables—tiny tales that stirred hearts to long for God's kingdom.Yet despite Jesus's example, many Christians put far more faith in political solutions than cultural ones to fix the world's problems today. We believe electing the “right people” and appointing the “right judges” will finally bring God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.This mindset explains why William Wilberforce, a member of the British Parliament in the 18th century, gets the lion's share of the credit for abolishing the slave trade—even though historians and Wilberforce himself gave equal credit to Hannah More, a poet, playwright, and novelist who outsold her contemporary Jane Austen ten-to-one. Eric Metaxas, a biographer of both Wilberforce and More, says, “How Wilberforce came to be the chief champion of abolition...has everything to do with Hannah More.” While Wilberforce worked to change politicians' minds, More worked to change the people's hearts through art that exposed slavery's horrors.Jesus's parables and Hannah More's poetry point to an important truth: We mere Christians glorify God by advancing his kingdom culturally and not just politically.What might this mean for you today? Consider abortion as a case study. Murder has no place in the kingdom of God. And so it is right to ask the question, “What is the political response to this problem?” But the far more powerful question is, “What is my creative response to this problem?” If you're an artist like Hannah More, your response might be to write stories and songs that break people's hearts toward orphans and birth parents. If you're a business leader, it could be creating generous maternity and paternity policies or funding adoptions for employees. If you work in a café, it might mean setting up a board with resources for pregnancy centers.Here's my point: Please don't wait for politicians to reveal God's kingdom—be the creator who makes it visible today. Whatever the issue is—abortion, racial injustice, gender transitioning, pollution, etc.— glorify God not just by working to change things politically but first and foremost culturally. Because as Andy Crouch said, “The only way to change culture is to create more of it.”
Kevin Belmonte joins Wayne Shepherd to give a glimpse into the life and faith of eighteenth century best selling author, educationalist, and abolitionist, Hannah More. (Click for more)We welcome biographer Kevin Belmonte back to FIRST PERSON this week with another lesson from the life of a great Christian from the past. His new book on the life of Hannah More, The Sacred Flame, is being released this next week.In addition to her credentials listed above, Hannah More was a Christian philanthropist and reformer and a cherished colleague of William Wilberforce. Kevin Belmonte has been on FIRST PERSON several times, most recently with his notes on D.L. Moody and Christmas. That interview can be heard here. NEXT WEEK: Mike Joens, Creator of THEO for childrenSend your support for FIRST PERSON to the Far East Broadcasting Company:FEBC National Processing Center Far East Broadcasting CompanyP.O. Box 6020 Albert Lea, MN 56007Please mention FIRST PERSON when you give. Thank you!
Evening Prayer for Saturday, September 7, 2024 (Eve of The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, or the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity [Proper 18]; Hannah More, Renewer of Society, 1833). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalms 20-21 Micah 5 Matthew 8:1-17 Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support
Morning Prayer for Saturday, September 7, 2024 (Proper 17; Hannah More, Renewer of Society, 1833). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 19 1 Chronicles 22 Ephesians 5:1-17 Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Common mercies! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Hannah More Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 5/18/2024 Bible: Psalm 103:1-2; Lamentations 3:22-23 Length: 1 min.
Another insightful gem from Hannah More!
Another insightful gem from Hannah More-
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Common mercies! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Hannah More Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 5/18/2024 Bible: Psalm 103:1-2; Lamentations 3:22-23 Length: 1 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Common mercies! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Hannah More Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 5/18/2024 Bible: Psalm 103:1-2; Lamentations 3:22-23 Length: 1 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Common mercies! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Hannah More Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 5/18/2024 Bible: Psalm 103:1-2; Lamentations 3:22-23 Length: 1 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A worldly spirit! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Hannah More Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 12/12/2023 Bible: James 4:4; 1 John 2:15 Length: 1 min.
Another challenging gem by Hannah More-
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A worldly spirit! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Hannah More Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 12/12/2023 Bible: James 4:4; 1 John 2:15 Length: 1 min.
Morning Prayer for Thursday, September 7, 2023 (Proper 17; Hannah More, Renewer of Society, 1833). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalm 19 1 Chronicles 22 Ephesians 5:1-17 Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support
Evening Prayer for Thursday, September 7, 2023 (Proper 17; Hannah More, Renewer of Society, 1833). Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter): Psalms 20-21 Micah 5 Matthew 8:1-17 Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyofficepodcast/support
Join us on this week's episode as we welcome Lewis and Sarah Allen. Lewis pastored Gunnersbury Baptist Church in London for over twelve years, and in 2010 was called to plant what is now Hope Church Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where he is now Senior Pastor. Sarah read English at Cambridge and now works part-time as an English Teacher as well as being involved in ministry at Hope Church. She has written a children's book about Hannah More and contributes to EN and Solas, as well as speaking at women's conferences. This week's theme is "Couples in Ministry" Topics include: Discerning ministry as a couple Complementarianism and Egalitarianism Women in Ministry Ministry pressures on a minister and his wife Pastoral care Managing expectations as a husband and wife Hope Church, Huddersfield Official Site: https://www.freechurch.org/ Healthy Gospel Church Vision: https://freechurch.org/healthy-gospel-church/
This episode of the Women & Work podcast features an interview with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, a Research Professor of English and Christianity & Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012), Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014), and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. She is host of the popular podcast Jane and Jesus. She has a monthly column for Religion News Service. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, Books and Culture and other places. She is a Contributing Editor for Comment, a founding member of The Pelican Project, a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum, a Senior Fellow at the International Alliance for Christian Education, a Senior Fellow at the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture and is a former member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She and her husband live on a 100-year-old homestead in central Virginia with dogs, chickens, and lots of books. In this episode, Dr. Prior discusses with Courtney and Missie: –– Why she considers herself first a reader before a writer –– How she realized writing and teaching were what God had called her to vocationally and how listeners can discern their own calling –– How she helps readers navigate literary pitfalls as well as read in light of the gospel –– How reading builds character and how literature can help us discover “the good life” –– How her work as a writer and professor images God –– How she views her own unintentional childlessness in light of her profession –– Advice for aspiring writers Mentioned on the Show: On Reading Well Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More, Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist Jane Eyre: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting The Scarlet Letter: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting Sense and Sensibility: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting Heart of Darkness Pride and Prejudice If you find that the Women & Work Podcast is inspiring you to more confidently step into your God-given calling and view your work as meaningful to the kingdom of God, would you consider partnering with us by making a tax-deductible monthly or one-time donation? Go to womenwork.net/donate today. Thank you!
Morning Prayer for Wednesday, September 7, 2022 (Proper 18; Hannah More, Renewer of Society, 1833). Psalm and Scripture readings (2-year lectionary; 60-day Psalter): Psalm 19 Micah 5 Matthew 8:1-17 Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dailyofficepodcast/support
In the eighteenth century the transatlantic slave trade had reached a level where, every year, tens of thousands of African people were transported under appalling conditions to the New World. Many Christians fought against slavery and the names of William Wilberforce, John Newton and Hannah More are widely remembered. Less well-known is the name of Olaudah Equiano, a man whose witness was particularly powerful because he himself had been a slave.
Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” (Genesis 1:27-28)It seems like every day a new skirmish breaks out in our never-ending “culture wars.” Whether the fight is over COVID, race relations, abortion, or gender equality, we are more divided than ever in the battle over right and wrong.Every four years, the American political machinery pitches the same strategy for winning these culture wars: Elect the right person and they will introduce new laws or appoint the right judges to legislate our desired brand of change.But is this really how large-scale cultural change happens?The evidence suggests that it is not. Just as Adam and Eve were called to “fill the earth” before they were called to “rule” it, so it appears that cultural creation precedes political change.Take the LGBTQ+ cause as an example. This movement started to gain meaningful traction, not after a law was passed, but once Hollywood got intentional about writing empathetic and entertaining gay characters. As Vice President Biden said in 2012, “When things really begin to change is when the social culture changes. I think Will & Grace did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody has done [politically] so far.”Look at the abolitionist movement in the U.S. as another quick case study. The tide against slavery turned long before the Civil War or President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Anti-slavery sentiment took off after the massive success of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. So great was the impact of that cultural good that upon meeting its author, Lincoln said, “So, you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.”Across the pond in Great Britain, we see the same story. As I pointed out in a recent devotional series, William Wilberforce is credited as the man chiefly responsible for abolishing the slave trade in the British Parliament (paving the way for Stowe and Lincoln in the U.S.). But as many historians have pointed out, Wilberforce's legislative change would have never happened without the cultural change that preceded it. As one Wilberforce biographer points out, “The genius of the abolitionists—and the likely reason for their ultimate success—is that they understood that their battle was not merely political and went to great lengths to make the cultural case against slavery and the trade as well….How Wilberforce came to be the chief champion of abolition….after twenty years of battling…has everything to do with Hannah More.”Who was Hannah More? Not a politician, but a culture maker like you and me. Over the next few weeks, I want to introduce you to this remarkable woman, and in doing so, outline the most proven playbook for creating large scale cultural change for the Kingdom.
Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” (Jeremiah 29:4-7)As we saw last week, the most proven strategy for cultivating large scale cultural change is not electing the “right people” and trusting them to force legislative change from the top-down. Mass change happens when hearts and minds are transformed. And hearts and minds are transformed not by laws but by acts of culture. As Andy Crouch says in his exceptional book, Culture Making, “The only way to change culture is to create more of it.”But if we're honest, creating for change requires a level of engagement that many in the Church aren't used to. Part of the appeal of merely voting for change is that it is relatively easy. If you don't like the direction the world is heading, it's far easier to sit on social media and rage against the machine than it is to roll up your sleeves and actually do something. So we vote and pray that politicians in Washington, London, or Brasília will do the work for us.In a way, this is a form of retreat. This is our “temporary home,” so rather than work to change the world, we create Christian subcultures and sit back and wait for eternity. But as today's passage shows us, that is not the call of the Church. Like Israel was in Babylon, we too are in exile, awaiting the arrival of our eternal home. But that doesn't let us off the hook in the present. No, we are called to create and engage—to “seek the peace and prosperity of the city.”Hannah More understood this call well. In 18th-century London, More was a prolific playwright and author “whose works at the time outsold Jane Austen's ten to one.” From humble beginnings, More was catapulted into great wealth, fame, and the distinction by historians as “nothing less than the most influential woman of her time.”More's remarkable influence had everything to do with how she used her talents to advance God's Kingdom. She didn't view her faith as a private thing to be disconnected from her work. More saw her work as a means of shaping culture and putting every square inch of creation under the lordship of Jesus Christ.As More's biographer wrote, “She did not wish to retreat from culture into a religious sphere, but rather to advance with the wisdom and truth of religion into the cultural sphere.” Indeed, themes of the “wisdom and truth” of the gospel made their way into much of what More wrote, making her a powerful combatant in the “culture wars” of her own day.As she once wrote, “One must not merely rail against the darkness, but must instead light a proverbial candle by creating literary and cultural works that rival and surpass the bad.”As we'll see next week, the greatest “darkness” of More's time was the abomination of slavery. And it would be this poet's partnership with a politician named William Wilberforce that would lead to slavery's abolition.
Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. (1 Corinthians 12:7-11)After William Wilberforce's conversion to Christianity in 1786, he defined the “Great Object” of his work in Parliament as nothing less than the abolition of the slave trade throughout the British Empire.To his credit, Wilberforce sensed that this change could not immediately be legislated. First, the hearts and minds of his countrymen would need to be transformed. To accomplish that, Wilberforce knew he “desperately needed someone in the world of culture.” He found that someone in Hannah More, the prolific playwright, poet, and author I've been introducing you to in this series.By all accounts, Wilberforce and More hit it off from their first meeting. Over time, More would become Wilberforce's “closest collaborator,” the two forming one of the most powerful partnerships of all time. As Wilberforce's biographer wrote, “How Wilberforce came to be the chief champion of abolition—and how he was able to succeed in ending the slave trade in Great Britain in 1807, after twenty years of battling—has everything to do with Hannah More.”Soon after their first meeting, the partners were in agreement: Wilberforce would fight the battle against slavery with legislation in Parliament, while More would fight with quills and public poems.Almost immediately, More went to work, writing a poem titled Slavery which was designed to help sway public opinion on the slave trade and influence members of Parliament to vote for Wilberforce's proposed bill. Through this poem and other works of art, More “helped the average Briton see the humanity of the African slaves for the first time….Her words pricked the consciences of millions, who came to feel that their country—which called itself a Christian country—must have no part in such an evil. Eventually hundreds of thousands of Britons signed petitions against the slave trade, which were brought by Wilberforce into Parliament and swayed its members toward abolition.”The work went on like this for more than 45 years—Wilberforce introducing bill after bill, More writing poem after poem—until finally, legislative change came with the abolition of the slave trade in 1807.What can we learn from the partnership between this poet and parliamentarian? At least two things.First, as we've seen throughout this series, cultural change almost always precedes legislative change. We must work to change hearts before we can work to change laws.Second, Wilberforce and More show us that each of us has a different, important role to play in creating for God's Kingdom. Today's passage shows us that each of us has received different gifts to be leveraged “for the common good.” We aren't to keep our God-given gifts to ourselves. We are to use them to shape culture for our King.Next week, we will look at that call even more closely.
Sign-up for my free 20 day devotional, The Word Before Work Foundations, at http://TWBWFoundations.com “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16)On July 26, 1833, the British Parliament voted to abolish the slave trade. The great victory came more than 45 years after William Wilberforce first met the great Hannah More.A few days later, Wilberforce died. A few weeks after that, More joined her friend in glory—a poetic end to the lives of the great poet and parliamentarian.A few years after More's death, Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote a now-famous essay titled A Defence of Poetry. In it, he credited Christian writers and artists such as More with ending slavery and emancipating women, saying “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”Tomorrow is Election Day in the U.S., and I pray you will vote. But whoever you vote for, I hope you will remember this: Culture wars will never be won solely through the election of the “right candidates” or their appointment of the “right judges.” Hannah More and William Wilberforce show us that “the only way to change culture is to create more of it.” So sure, vote for the change you believe God has called the Church to advocate for in the world. But if you really care, don't just vote. Roll up your sleeves and create for change. Because that is how change happens.In the words of More herself, “I hope the poets and painters will at last bring the Bible into fashion and that people will get to like it from taste, though they are insensible to its spirits, and afraid of its doctrines.”“People will get to like it from taste.”Sounds a lot like Jesus's Sermon on the Mount.Paul says that the gospel and the ways of our Redeemer are “foolishness” to the world (see 1 Corinthians 1:18). But through our work, we can be salt making the world want a taste of the Kingdom.But Jordan, I'm not a poet. How does this apply to me?We're all called to work and create as a means of extending the Kingdom. Remember Jesus's parting words to his disciples recorded in Acts 1:8: “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”All of us are his “witnesses.” Witnesses to what? His resurrection and corresponding lordship of the world. The whole world is—present tense—under His authority. We are witnesses to that truth, called to take the message of His kingship “to the ends of the earth.”You may not create a poem that convinces a generation of women to choose life for their unplanned children, but can you and your family create space in your family or budget to care for orphans?If you're an entrepreneur, can you create products that replace deceptive or harmful ones in your industry?If you're an employee, can you work in a way that is so humble, so life-giving, so exceptional that your co-workers will “get to like” Jesus and His gospel from their interactions with you?Poets, writers, artists, and musicians: Can you use the power of the Creator God in you to tell stories of truth, redemption, and hope?By all means, vote for change. But may we be people who do the much harder, much more impactful work of creating for change for the Kingdom.
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, research professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and editor of a series of guides through classical works of literature with B&H Books. Today, we talk about the importance of reading older books and the value of literature.Meet Dr. Prior: Karen Swallow Prior is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me, Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More, and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books. She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, The Gospel Coalition, and numerous other outlets.Resources:Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteB&H Classics with Karen Swallow PriorAmusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanBooked by Karen Swallow PriorCredits:Podcast Coordinator: Cameron HaynerAudio Producer: Mark Owens, Owens Productions
This week, we are talking to Dr. Jack Orchard and Dr. Anna Louise Senkiw, who are currently working on digitizing the letters of Elizabeth Montagu, noted literary influencer and Queen of the Bluestockings. We also discuss the poet Ann Yearsley, her feud with Hannah More, and how she is like Taylor Swift. You can access Montagu's letters online at http://emco.swansea.ac.uk/home/ And find Jack on Twitter @Jarona7
Hannah More was a religious British playwright, abolitionist and philanthropist born in 1745. In reading her poem entitled Slavery, it is clear how strong her thoughts were on the disgusting trade of humans from Africa. She was a voice for the abolition of slavery which eventually came in 1807.It is very modern to view people who are conscious of the suffering of one group of people to express a similar approach to other groups, for example the poor or women. Indeed when Simone de Beauvoir wrote of the state of women in The Second Sex, she frequently compared women's rights to those of black people and the poor. In the case of Hannah More however that is not right.Hannah More did not believe that the poor should be taught to read, for they should not rise up above their station. In a letter to the Bishop of Bath and Wells she wrote that her schools only taught, ”such coarse works as may fit them for servants.”In the case of emancipation of women she argued that women were not fit for politics because she believed women, “to be unstable and capricious!” Saying these traits were “too characteristic of our sex!” She also turned down honorary membership of the Royal Society of Literature on account of being a woman.Now whether Hannah More used this as a façade to allow her to provide at least some meagre education to those unfancied by society, may be an argument better left to those who know of her life more than I. She did have to deal with a lot of opposition from the community and the church and perhaps by becoming known as a conservative feminist, she was able to continue her work as she saw best.What follows is a deeply emotional poem worthy of praise. I have in one place chosen not to recite a word used to name people of African origin because I cannot in good conscience utter that word out loud. I found the poem here: Slavery by Hannah More | Poetry Foundation
Bristol-born Hannah More was one of the most influential women of her day. A successful poet, playwright and campaigner, she was a champion of social reform, female education and the abolition of slavery.
Morning Prayer for Tuesday, September 7, 2021 (Proper 18; Hannah More, Renewer of Society). Psalm and Scripture readings: Psalm 19 1 Chronicles 22 Ephesians 5:1-17 Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dailyofficepodcast/support
In this episode, we read the final chapters of Sense and Sensibility. We talk about Elinor being the ‘moral spokesperson' for the book, why Marianne marries Colonel Brandon, how Edward is less dashing than both Willoughby and Brandon, the social and financial gap between Elinor and Marianne after their marriages, and Lucy's marriage to Robert. We also revisit the sense vs sensibility concept, and how the novel is both flawed and wonderful. We discuss the character of Elinor, then Ellen talks about art, music and writing, and Harriet takes a final look at the popular culture versions. Things we mention:References: Marjorie Theobauld, Knowing Women: Origins of Women's Education in Nineteenth-Century Australia (1996) Claire Tomalin, Jane Austen: A Life (1997)Robert Chapman [Editor], Jane Austen's Letters to her Sister Cassandra and Others (1969)Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women writers:Married/de factoMary Brunton (1778–1818): Self-Control (1810)Fanny Burney (1752–1840): Cecilia (1782 – written before she was married), Camilla (1796 – written after she was married) Anna Barbauld (1743–1825)Martha Sherwood (1775–1851): The Fairchild Family (1818)Mary Shelley (1797–1851)Margaret Gatty (1809–1873)Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)Anna Lefroy (1793–1872)George Eliot (1793–1872) SingleCharlotte Brontë (1816–1855) Emily Brontë (1818–1848) Anne Brontë (1820–1849) Maria Edgeworth (1768–1849): Belinda (1801)Hannah More (1745–1833): Coelebs in Search of a Wife (1808) Susan Ferrier (1782–1854) Read more: Adaptations of the book, Modernisations of the book, Creative Commons music used.
“Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness,” said Hannah More, an English religious writer and philanthropist in the late 1700s. Prayer is “not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.” For Hannah, prayer was not something believers do because they are supposed to, but because of who they are. In our text today, Jesus shows how important it is that we persist in our prayers. Jesus’ intent is clear: “to show them that they should always pray and not give up” (v. 1). The advice Jesus gives to His disciples is to be taken as a lesson, not as a law. Nonetheless, the emphasis here is consistent, earnest prayer. The judge in Jesus’ parable had no reverence for God and compassion for people, let alone the widow. He continued to refuse her request (v. 4). Perhaps he was waiting for a bribe or some other selfish reward. But after time, he changed his mind and granted her request (v. 5). His explanation was not because he feared God or suddenly had kindness toward her, but so she would stop wearing him out and possibly escalate to violence (v. 5). Jesus explains His parable (vv. 6–8) by stating that if an unjust judge did this for the persistent widow, how much more would a perfect, loving, and honorable God do this for His people when they earnestly come to Him. Jesus is not implying that believers should badger God with prayers, but rather that we ought to pray consistently, persistently, and expectantly. When we pray this way, He will answer...maybe not as soon as we want, but His answers will be just what we need at just the right time. >> Persistent prayer can feel defeating when there seems to be no answer from God. Regardless of our perception, persistent prayer changes us into who He wants us to be. A prayer journal can be a good way to make a practice of consistent prayer. So keep praying!
Lee Lucas 18:1–8 “La oración no es elocuencia, sino seriedad”, dijo Hannah More, escritora inglesa, religiosa y filántropa inglesa a fines del siglo XVIII. La oración “no es la definición de impotencia, sino el sentimiento de ello; no figuras retóricas, sino seriedad del alma”. Para Hannah, la oración no era algo que los creyentes hacen porque deben, sino por quiénes son. En nuestro texto de hoy, Jesús muestra cuán importante es que persistamos en nuestras oraciones. La intención de Jesús es clara: “mostrarles que debían orar siempre, sin desanimarse” (v. 1). El consejo que Jesús da a sus discípulos debe tomarse como una lección, no como una ley. No obstante, el énfasis aquí es la oración ferviente y constante. El juez de la parábola de Jesús no tenía reverencia por Dios ni compasión por la gente, y mucho menos por la viuda. Continuó rechazando su pedido (v. 4). Quizás estaba esperando un soborno o alguna otra recompensa egoísta. Pero después de un tiempo, cambió de opinión y le concedió su petición (v. 5). Su explicación no fue porque temiera a Dios o porque repentinamente tuvo bondad hacia ella, sino para que ella dejara de molestarlo y posiblemente le agotara la paciencia (v. 5 NBLA). Jesús explica su parábola (vv. 6–8) al afirmar que, si un juez injusto hiciera esto por la viuda persistente, cuánto más haría un Dios perfecto, amoroso y honorable por su pueblo cuando se acercaran a él con sinceridad. Jesús no está insinuando que los creyentes deban acosar a Dios con oraciones, sino que debemos orar de manera constante, persistente y expectante. Cuando oramos de esta manera, Él responderá. . . tal vez no tan pronto como queramos, pero sus respuestas serán justo lo que necesitamos en el momento adecuado. La oración persistente puede resultar frustrante cuando parece que Dios no responde. Independientemente de nuestra percepción, la oración persistente nos convierte en quienes él quiere que seamos. Un diario de oración puede ser una buena forma de practicar la oración constante. ¡Así que sigue orando! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this week's episode, Sam and Danyon are joined by special guest, Sam's sister Hannah More to reflect on the most impactful boy bands of their youth: One Direction. They review everything from the band's humble beginnings on X-Factor, to every album, to if and when they will announce a reunion tour. Find Us Online Website: poppingoffpod.com Instagram: instagram.com/poppingoffpod Twitter: twitter.com/PoppingOffPod Youtube: youtube.com/poppingoffpod Hosts Sam More: Instagram, Twitter Danyon Goodwin: Instagram, Twitter About Us Popping Off! Is a weekly podcast hosted by Sam More and Danyon Goodwin that covers everything going on in pop music and pop culture. Join them in their discussions about everything from reflecting on defining moments from pop history to current events and what they are listening to now.
In this episode, we read Chapters 16 to 20 of Sense and Sensibility. We talk about how Marianne indulges her feelings, whether Jane Austen knew what Marianne and Willoughby talked about before he left, the clearer picture we get of Edward in these chapters, and Edward's invisible servant.The characters we discuss are Mr and Mrs Palmer. Ellen talks about sensibility and romanticism, which leads into a discussion of Marianne and Elinor's different views of feelings and behaviour. Harriet talks about adaptations, including the Bollywood modernisation, Kandukondain Kandukondain, which she has finally watched. Things we mention:References:Sheila Kaye-Smith and G.B. Stern, Talking of Jane Austen (1943) and More Talk of Jane Austen (1950)Hannah More, ‘Sensibility' (1782)Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759) and A Sentimental Journey (1768)The poetry of George Crabbe (1754-1832)The poetry of William Blake (1757-1827) Samuel Richardson, Pamela (1740) and Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady (1748) The works of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) The poetry of William Wordsworth (1770-1850), including ‘My Heart leaps up' and ‘Daffodils' The poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), including ‘Kubla Khan' and ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' The poetry of William Blake (1757-1827) The poetry of William Cowper (1731-1800) Artworks:The works of William Turner (1775-1851)Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa (1818/1819)Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People (1830)Adaptations of the book:BBC, Sense and Sensibility (1971) – starring Joanna David and Ciaran Madden (4 episodes)BBC, Sense and Sensibility (1981) – starring Irene Richard and Tracey Childs (7 episodes)Columbia Pictures, Sense and Sensibility (1995) – starring Emma Thompson and Kate WinsletBBC, Sense and Sensibility (2008) – starring Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield (3 episodes) Modernisations of the book:Sri Surya Films, Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) – starring Tabu and Aishwarya RaiJoanna Tro
(1745-1833): Join us for Part Two of the fascinating story of Hannah More, one of the most influential women of her generation, whose love for God and mankind led her to become one of Victorian England’s greatest reformers! Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More by Karen Swallow Prior
Hannah More (1745-1833): Hannah More was so remarkable that she should be more well-known than she actually is...which is why we are taking two podcast sessions to talk about her! Known by some as “the first Victorian” of the Victorian Era, Hannah was a well-known playwright, poet and reformer who was profoundly influential in the abolitionist movement in England. She also played a key role in the multiple social reforms promoted by the Clapham Sect, and was instrumental in bringing education to England’s lower classes. Trust us, Hannah More is definitely a woman worth knowing! Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More by Karen Swallow Prior
Today on the podcast, author Karen Swallow Prior joins us to explore the power of great stories, knowing our limits, and acting our convictions. We also discuss Karen's book "Fierce Convictions," which tells the extraordinary story of abolitionist Hannah More. Check out "Fierce Convictions" here: https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Convictions-Extraordinary-Reformer-Abolitionist/dp/1400206251 Find Karen's books "On Reading Well" and "Booked" here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6XGB1P/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XTYJLK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 Check out these beautiful copies of classic books with introductions by Karen Swallow Prior: https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Jane-Austen/dp/1462796648/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225016&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Joseph-Conrad/dp/1462796656/ref=pd_bxgy_2/134-0770917-3294111?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1462796656&pd_rd_r=72e02def-6174-4506-8aea-2a0340e58e1d&pd_rd_w=PCxzB&pd_rd_wg=8gEnR&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990&psc=1&refRID=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990 https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-Guide-Reading-Reflecting/dp/1462796672/ref=sr_1_2?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225167&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-2 Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/ Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/ Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
Today on the podcast, author Karen Swallow Prior joins us to explore the power of great stories, knowing our limits, and acting our convictions. We also discuss Karen's book "Fierce Convictions," which tells the extraordinary story of abolitionist Hannah More. Check out "Fierce Convictions" here: https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Convictions-Extraordinary-Reformer-Abolitionist/dp/1400206251 Find Karen's books "On Reading Well" and "Booked" here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6XGB1P/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009XTYJLK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 Check out these beautiful copies of classic books with introductions by Karen Swallow Prior: https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Jane-Austen/dp/1462796648/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225016&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Joseph-Conrad/dp/1462796656/ref=pd_bxgy_2/134-0770917-3294111?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1462796656&pd_rd_r=72e02def-6174-4506-8aea-2a0340e58e1d&pd_rd_w=PCxzB&pd_rd_wg=8gEnR&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990&psc=1&refRID=Y4TZYVSV1A29H8BQ2990 https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-Guide-Reading-Reflecting/dp/1462796672/ref=sr_1_2?crid=JABX7GY75PTT&dchild=1&keywords=karen+swallow+prior+sense+and+sensibility&qid=1602225167&sprefix=karen+swallow%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-2 Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/ Visit our website and sign up for our email list so that you can stay up to date on what we are doing: https://www.colsoncenter.org/strong-women/ Learn more about the Colson Center: https://www.colsoncenter.org/
From the Herd: The Official Podcast of Colorado Mesa Athletics
Hear an update on the football schedule, the release of three all-decade teams, and interviews by head men's golf coach Scott Sullivan, baseball student athlete Spencer Bramwell, and women's golf student athlete Hannah More.
The year was 1721, and we remember theologian Samuel Hopkins. The reading is the poem "Slavery" by Hannah More. — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Hannah More était une femme de lettres britannique. Toutes ces personnes que je devrais connaître de Clare Heath-Whyte illustré par Jenny Brake (de blfeditions) est un livre regroupant des personnalités différentes mais qui ont décidé de suivre leur appel et faire connaître Jésus autours d'eux. Bonne écoute! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ecoute-l-histoire/support
We will take a journey through history and examine the life of Hannah More, poet, reformer, and abolitionist. The life of this 18th-century woman will inspire you to enjoy your God-given design and follow His leading to impact your world! Dr. Karen Swallow Prior will introduce us to this remarkable woman of faith and fortitude!
Professor Karen Swallow Prior chats with TCB Editor-in-Chief Daniel Hostetter about the value of good literature. They discuss Dr. Prior's book on the British poet and reformer Hannah More and connect her life lessons to today's culture. Karen and Daniel also talk about the remedy to the degradation of intellectual civility in American politics and Christian behavior at the ballot box in light of the Trump or Biden dilemma. They end with a moving discussion on moral leadership and racial justice.---Karen Swallow Prior has been a professor of English at Liberty University for twenty-one years specializing in 18th century British literature, and she will be leaving Liberty to join the faculty of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary this fall. Her colorful commentaries on culture, literature, theology, and politics have been featured in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Christianity Today, and the Gospel Coalition. Dr. Prior has penned a few widely acclaimed books: most recently, “On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life in Great Books,” “Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me,” and “Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More – Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist.” She is a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States and was a research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. To keep up with Dr. Prior, follow her on Twitter @ksprior, on Instagram @karenswallowprior, and online at karenswallowprior.com.---Cross the Line is a production of The Citizen's Brief and ThirdWay Media. If you like what you heard today, read and subscribe to our long-form Christian political newsletter online at thecitizensbrief.com and follow us on social media @thecitizensbrief.---Music:City Lights, Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Ashley chats with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior (Liberty University) about women writers in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Great Britain. While the conversation focuses on Hannah More and Jane Austen, this "Context Chat" highlights the ways that British women writers contributed to abolitionism and used their writing skills to influence societal change. Visit our website for Show Notes, more information about Dr. Swallow Prior, and more! Would you like to support us? {1} Share Please help us spread the word and share this podcast with your friends. We hope and pray that this podcast is a trustworthy and valuable resource for Christian women as they learn more about church history. {2} Rate & Review Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes, which helps other women find and listen to “Women of the Church.” {3} Like/follow "Women of the Church" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest news.
Are you ready? We hope so because here it is, another amazing episode from the goofballs of Nerd pop-culture to entertain you once again. This week we bring you some brilliant stories that are sure to educate (we apologise for those not looking to learn, we are Nerds, you have got to expect it). There are some laughs, so grab hold, strap in and let’s get this party started.First up we have Buck with solar powered water filtration systems that are looking pretty darn good. Trust me, when you look at the science behind these you will understand why we got excited, I mean this is fantastic and the possibilities are amazing. While they are only in the early development stages the fact is that this is game changing technology to make life better.Next up DJ has news about the Steven Universe movie, that’s right, not Marvel. Now we know that some of you are going to be fans of this on many levels, I mean who doesn’t like 80’s style dance and music to solving the world’s problems. It worked for the Care Bears and the Smurfs and they are still around, let alone Bob the Builder. Now, we won’t give away the storyline and details, but just remember we can fix it.Next we have the Professor with the story of struggling game developers trying to make it big in a world full of nasty companies. This is a look at the realities of the various platforms available and the costs incurred in bringing games to an over saturated market. Think we are joking consider 40 plus games a day being released, some of which are clones. Now before anyone gets upset, software clones are not aliens who have escaped from Area 51. So, if you want to understand why Geeks and Nerds look stressed and sleep deprived this will explain it to you. Also it is why we review the games we are playing each week to try and help identifying something cool.Next is the regular shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. We take a moment in this to pay respect to the Swiss that even their train accidents are organised. While serious injuries and fatality is never a laughing matter the Swiss are the people who are so organised they make a German sweat about the details. That is it for another week, remember to take care of yourselves, stay safe, look out for each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:Solar powered device - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/solar-powered-device-produces-energy-cleans-waterSteven Universe The Movie – https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sdcc-2019-steven-universe-the-movieBarely surviving game developer - https://hackernoon.com/barely-surviving-as-a-game-developer-while-steam-gets-its-cut-7028x34z8Games currently playingBuck– Company of Heroes - https://store.steampowered.com/app/228200/Company_of_Heroes/Prof– NetHack - https://www.nethack.org/DJ– Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4570/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War__Game_of_the_Year_Edition/Other topics discussedSalt as a form of currency- https://encyclopedia-of-money.blogspot.com/2011/10/salt-currency.htmlThe Bush Tucker Man (Australian Bushman)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_HiddinsThe Bush Tucker Man finding water- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQcYlUUSRVcSteven Universe (2013 TV series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_UniverseSteven Universe posters- TV series poster - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTNjMTM1YWYtZWQ3Yy00OGI1LWEyZjUtYTk3OTk5NGIxMzIyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzM4NjcxOTc@._V1_.jpg- Steven Universe the movie poster - https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/4/41/SU_Movie_Poster.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/666?cb=20190710090429Steven Universe Music- List of songs - https://steven-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Music- Every song on Steven Universe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Irgf54fD8Blockchain (Cryptography terminology)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlockchainShareware (Downloadable software)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SharewareIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984 movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_DoomPython (programming language)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)Infiniminer (2009 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachtronics#InfiniminerHarry Potter in Minecraft- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoIXD0Tz6qEEvent Horizon (1997 Sci-Fi horror movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (2011 game)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/55150/Warhammer_40000_Space_Marine/Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (1984 book by Steven Levy)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_RevolutionSlaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress or Dwarf Fortress (2006 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_FortressCataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (2013 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataclysm:_Dark_Days_AheadVan Goh painting in Queensland- https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southeast/its-all-van-gogh-at-this-school-thanks-to-former-student/news-story/7910a77db99e679fa0d0936be2b7415cLoving Vincent (2017 movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_VincentVincent and the Doctor (Dr Who episode)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_and_the_DoctorVincent (Don Mclean song)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_(Don_McLean_song)David Hahn (Radioactive Boy Scout or Nuclear Boy Scout)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn1997 Thredbo Landslide- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Thredbo_landslideMusicals Taught Me Everything I Know (TNC podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/mtmeikShoutouts29 Jul 2005 – Eris’ discovery was announced by the team of Mike Brown,Chad Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)29 Jul 2013 - Two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 25 others. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granges-pr%C3%A8s-Marnand_train_crash31 Jul 1715 - A hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships and killing nearly 1,000 people, on this day in 1715. All the gold and silver onboard at the time would not be recovered until 250 years later. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-sinks-spanish-treasure-shipsRemembrances29 Jul 1833 - William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. In 1787, he came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of anti-slave-trade activists, including Granville Sharp, Hannah More and Charles Middleton. They persuaded Wilberforce to take on the cause of abolition, and he soon became one of the leading English abolitionists. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for twenty years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Wilberforce was convinced of the importance of religion, morality and education. He championed causes and campaigns such as the Society for the Suppression of Vice, British missionary work in India, the creation of a free colony in Sierra Leone, the foundation of the Church Mission Society, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In later years, Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery, and continued his involvement after 1826, when he resigned from Parliament because of his failing health. That campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire. He died from illness at the age of 73 in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce29 Jul 1890 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes,portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His reputation began to grow in the early 20th century as elements of his painting style came to be incorporated by the Fauves and German Expressionists. He attained widespread critical, commercial and popular success over the ensuing decades, and is remembered as an important but tragic painter, whose troubled personality typifies the romantic ideal of the tortured artist. Today, Van Gogh's works are among the world's most expensive paintings to have ever sold at auction, and his legacy is honoured by a museum in his name, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the world's largest collection of his paintings and drawings. He died from suicide at the age of 37 in Auvers-sur-Oise. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh29 Jul 1982 - Vladimir K. Zworykin, American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope. He died at the age of 94 in Princeton, New Jersey. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_K._ZworykinFamous Birthday29 Jul 1888 - Vladimir K. Zworykin, American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope. He was born in Murom, Vladimir Governorate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_K._Zworykin29 July 1924 – Elizabeth Short known posthumously as the "Black Dahlia", was an American woman who was found murdered in the Leimert Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. Her case became highly publicized due to the graphic nature of the crime. It is commonly held that Short was an aspiring actress, though she had no known acting credits or jobs during her time in Los Angeles. She would acquire the nickname of the Black Dahlia posthumously, as newspapers of the period often nicknamed particularly lurid crimes; the term may have originated from a film noir murder mystery, The Blue Dahlia, released in April 1946. Short's unsolved murder and the details surrounding it have had a lasting cultural intrigue, generating various theories and public speculation. Her life and death have been the basis of numerous books and films, and her murder is frequently cited as one of the most famous unsolved murders in American history, as well as one of the oldest unsolved cases in Los Angeles County. She was born in Boston,Massachusetts. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia29 Jul 1973 - Stephen Dorff, American actor, known for portraying Roland West in True Detective Season 3, PK in The Power of One, Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat, Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola'sSomewhere, and for his roles in Blade as vampire-overlord Deacon Frost. He was born in Atlanta,Georgia. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_DorffEvents of Interest29 Jul 1907 – Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsea_Island_Scout_camp29 Jul 1954 - Publication of "Fellowship of the Ring" 1st volume of "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien published by George Allen and Unwin in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings29 Jul 1981 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Charles_and_Lady_Diana_SpencerIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rss
In this Legacy Podcast, four biographies are discussed as part of the new Book Club series. Pat Holder, Honey Smith, Meg Kittrell, and Bria Bannister join host Bethany Shipp. Books discussed: Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon by Ray Rhodes Fierce Conviction: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More by Karen Swallow Prior A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elizabeth Elliot Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II by Darlene Deibler rose
On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, I’m chatting with Dr. Michael Haykin about church history! Dr. Haykin is the chair and professor of Church History at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY and Director of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. DR.HAYKIN’S RESOURCES The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757 Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More by Karen Swallow Prior Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon by Ray Rhodes Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity's Rebirth by Rebecca VanDoodewaard Eight Women of Faith by Dr. Michael Haykin No Other Foundation: The Church Through Twenty Centuries by Jeremy C. Jackson Reformation Heritage Books for Children by Simonetta Carr Empowered: How God Shaped 11 Women's Lives by Catherine Parks DR.HAYKIN’S SIMPLE JOYS History, libraries, book stores Spending time with his wife Spending time with his adult children WOMEN TO LEARN ABOUT Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758) Perpetua (Died 203) Monica mother of Augustine (332-387) Macrina (330-379) Julian of Norwich (1342-1416) Idelette Stordeur de Bure Calvin (1509-1549) Brilliana Harley (1598-1643) Anne Dutton (1692–1765) Anne Steele (1717–1778) Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) Selina Hastings (1707-1791) Josephine Butler (1828-1906) Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Henrietta Mears (1890-1963) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Why is it important to value church history? What is something you learned regarding church history? Identify an area of life where learning about history changed your view of the present? How is your view of the gospel strengthened by history? How has your view of the church been challenged by this episode? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week? SPONSORSHIP DETAILS Marriage After God is led by Aaron and Jennifer Smith who have a new book out called Marriage After God. In their book they transparently share their journey from a marriage in crisis to a marriage built on Christ’s redemptive love. For 15% off your purchase at shop.marriageaftergod.com use the code JOURNEYWOMEN at checkout. Prep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service. All you need to do is sign up, and you’ll receive an email every week with a grocery list and instructions for prepping meals ahead of time. For a free 2-week trial, go to PrepDish.com/journey. Crossway's new book called Competing Spectacles by Tony Reinke helps us stop and consider what consequences the world's never-ending stream of digital images has on our minds. Reinke is the author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You. Learn more about Competing Spectacles and find other resources at Crossway.org/Journeywomen2. FOR MORE EPISODES OF JOURNEYWOMEN: SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on iOS, go to the iTunes page and subscribe to the Journeywomen Podcast. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). WRITE A REVIEW Writing a review on iTunes will help other women on their journeys to glorify God find and utilize the podcast as a resource. FOLLOW JOURNEYWOMEN Like/follow Journeywomen on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for the latest updates. *Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!
With an appreciated breeze, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 9 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Today’s reading is the final entry in this series. Hannah More lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, living life as a writer, abolitionist, and so much more. We gave a brief biography of Ms. More and this text back in episode 60, but I also recommend Karen Swallow Prior’s biography Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More, published in 2014. Come back next time for Isaac Watts' sermon, "Holy Fortitude, or Remedies Against Fear"! Suggestions for our next reading? churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With a minty freshness, we are proud to present part 8 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, one I’ve been looking forward to reading with you. It’s the essay On the Importance of Religion to the Female Character. Ms. More lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, living life as a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can listen to episode 60 for a very brief overview, or you can read Karen Swallow Prior’s biography Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More from 2014. Come back next time for our final reading from Hannah More's essay collection! Suggestions for our next reading? churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine, I got a love, and I know it’s all mine, oh, oh whoa, we are proud to present part 7 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, and this one has a long title. It’s the essay Thoughts on the Cultivation of the Heart and Temper in the Education of Daughters. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can listen to episode 60. Come back next time to hear her essay On the Importance of Religion to the Female Character! Suggestions for our next reading? churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With a little summer rest behind us, Saints Gone Before are proud to present part 6 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, the essay On True and False Meekness. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can listen to episode 60. Come back next time to hear her essay Thoughts on the Cultivation of the Heart and Temper in the Education of Daughters! Suggestions for our next reading? churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With the summer wind, come blowin’ in from across the sea, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 5 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, the essay on the danger of sentimental or romantic "connexions." Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can listen to episode 60. Come back next time to hear Hannah More's essay On True and False Meekness. Suggestions for our next reading? churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With the entreaty to never tell us the odds, Saints Gone Before get to present part 4 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, the essay "On Envy." Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can check out episode 60. Get comfy, and try to stay content in your seat, as we read Hannah More’s essay, "On Envy." Suggestions for our next reading? churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With questions about May showers vis a vis June flowers, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 3 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can check out episode 60. If you’re listening to this in the car, stay alert to the road for crying out loud! But I hope you’re ready to listen to Hannah More’s essay, “Thoughts on Conversation.” Requests for readings: churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
With the good sense to know that cinnamon doesn’t belong in enchiladas, we’re proud to present part 2 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more information about Ms. More and this text, you can check out our previous episode (no. 60). Requests for readings: churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
Reading and writing are the writer's peanut butter and jelly. We can debate crunchy or smooth another time. But there is no debate that Karen Swallow Prior is a stellar writer, filled with sage advice for us fellow writers.Sponsored By:Baron Fig: Support for Home Row is brought to you by Baron Fig, tools for thinkers. As writers, we need paper, and the good folks at Baron Fig make the best notebook out there. The Confidant Notebook is a critical tool in my workflow. Why? It's well made, well designed, lays flat, and has great paper. Get one. Use code: HOMEROW and get 10% off your order. Promo Code: HOMEROWChristian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.comLinks:Karen's Amazon Author PageFierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More? Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist — Kindle deal!On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books: Karen Swallow Prior — Karen's new bookAll Stories by Karen Swallow Prior - The AtlanticPolitics and the English Language by Orwell — Mentioned by KarenOn My Shelf: Life and Books with Karen Swallow PriorKaren's Selected Works at Liberty UniversityKaren Swallow Prior (@KSPrior) | TwitterJ.A. Medders
With a hope that carries us through the dark night of Good Friday, Saints Gone Before starts a new reading today. From our first female author for the show, the text is a compilation known as Essays on Various Subjects, all written by 18th century English writer and philanthropist Hannah More. Ms. More is known not only for her writing in general, but her influence on the influential of English culture in the late 18th and early 19th century. A good friend of William Wilberforce, she worked to end slavery in the United Kingdom. But the reading we’re about to begin deals with a variety of subjects. This collection of essays was designed for young ladies, according to More’s own subtitle on the text; and it gives this individual an added texture of evangelical moralist. We hope you enjoy today’s first episode, the introduction to Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Requests for readings: churchhistorypodcast (at) gmail (dot) com, or @OralHistoryPod on Twitter, or "An Oral History of the Church" on Facebook. Reader: Adam Christman Saints Gone Before created by Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman Produced and edited by Adam Christman
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Hannah More was a Fishponds girl who went on to become one of the most famous women in Georgian England. She was many things: a playwright; a poet; a religious writer and a philanthropist. I spoke with Dr Anne Stott to discuss More's upbringing, achievements and reputation.
Amazing Grace is the most popular song on Earth. It has been sung more times by more people in more languages, than any other song in the history of the planet. Amazing Grace is probably one of the best known hymns in the world today. The words tell of the grace of God - the gift of forgiveness and life that he gives to us freely.A rendition of Amazing Grace by Judy Collins went to the top of the popular music charts in the U.S. in the 1970s. It was the first and only time a spiritual song has done this.The hymn was written by John Newton, an English man who was born in 1725.(more info on Newton below) During the first 30 years of his life, Newton was certainly a miserable, unhappy, and mean person--in other words, "a wretch." As a child he was rebellious and constantly in trouble. As a young man he used profanity, drank excessively, and went through periods of violent, angry behavior. When Newton was in his early twenties, he became involved in the slave trade: living in Africa, hunting down slaves, and managing a "slave factory" (where the unfortunate captives were held for sale). Later he was the captain of a slave ship which made three voyages from Great Britain to Africa (where he loaded a cargo of slaves) and finally to America to sell them. During one voyage he cried out to God for mercy as the ship was tossed about in a storm. His ship was spared and John Newton began his walk towards Christ. He continued to be a slave trader for some years but there was a slow transformation and within the next 20 years Newton had given up this life and had become the parish priest of Olney, a village near London. Whilst here he wrote the the words to the famous hymn, Amazing Grace. (compiled from various sources on the Internet)This NEW BLUEGRASS VERSION of this Classic HYMN was produced by Shiloh Worship Music. We pray this song blesses you and draws you into His Amazing Presence. It is a bluegrass version of the tune, with Banjo,Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Mandolin and Fiddles . Vintage footage from Appalachia accompanies this traditional Bluegrass hymnVISIT OUR YouTube CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/ShilohWorshipGroupWords: John Newton (1715-1807)Music: American melody from Carrell's and Clayton's Virginia Harmony (1831) AMAZING GRACED G DAmazing grace! How sweet the sound D AThat saved a wretch like me! D G DI once was lost but now I'm found; Bm D A DWas blind, but now I see.'Twas grace that taught my heart to fearAnd grace my fears relieved.How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed!The Lord has promised good to me;His Word my hope secures.He will my shield and portion beAs long as life endures.Through many dangers toils and snaresI have already come.'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus farAnd grace will lead me home.When we've been there ten thousand years,Bright shining as the sun,We've no less days to sing God's praiseThan when we first begun.© 2012 Shiloh Worship Music COPY FREELY;This Music is copyrighted to prevent misuse, however,permission is granted for non-commercial copying-Radio play permitted.www.shliohworshipmusic.comJohn NewtonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn Newton.John Henry Newton (July 24, 1725 December 21, 1807) was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career at sea, at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of slavery. He was the author of many hymns, including "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken."Early lifeJohn Newton was born in Wapping, London, in 1725, the son of John Newton Sr., a shipmaster in the Mediterranean service, and Elizabeth Newton (née Seatclife), a Nonconformist Christian. His mother died of tuberculosis in July, 1732, about two weeks before his seventh birthday.[1] Two years later, he went to live in Aveley, the home of his father's new wife.[2] Newton spent two years at boarding school. At age eleven he went to sea with his father. Newton sailed six voyages before his father retired in 1742. Newton's father made plans for him to work at a sugar plantation in Jamaica. Instead, Newton signed on with a merchant ship sailing to the Mediterranean Sea.In 1743, while on the way to visit some friends, Newton was captured and pressed into the naval service by the Royal Navy. He became a midshipman aboard HMS Harwich. At one point, Newton attempted to desert and was punished in front of the crew of 350. Stripped to the waist, tied to the grating, he received a flogging of one dozen lashes, and was reduced to the rank of a common seaman.[3][unreliable source?]Following that disgrace and humiliation, Newton initially contemplated suicide.[3][unreliable source?] He recovered, both physically and mentally. Later, while Harwich was on route to India, he transferred to Pegasus, a slave ship bound for West Africa. The ship carried goods to Africa, and traded them for slaves to be shipped to England and other countries.Newton proved to be a continual problem for the crew of Pegasus. They left him in West Africa with Amos Clowe, a slave dealer. Clowe took Newton to the coast, and gave him to his wife Princess Peye, an African duchess. Newton was abused and mistreated along with her other slaves. It was this period that Newton later remembered as the time he was "once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in West Africa."Early in 1748 he was rescued by a sea captain who had been asked by Newton's father to search for him. And he made it to freedom.[citation needed]In 1750 he married his childhood sweetheart in St. Margaret's Church, Rochester[4].[edit]Spiritual conversionHe sailed back to England in 1748 aboard the merchant ship Greyhound, which was carrying beeswax and dyer's wood, now referred to as camwood. During this voyage, he experienced a spiritual conversion. The ship encountered a severe storm off the coast of Donegal and almost sank. Newton awoke in the middle of the night and finally called out to God as the ship filled with water. After he called out, the cargo came out and stopped up the hole, and the ship was able to drift to safety. It was this experience which he later marked as the beginnings of his conversion to evangelical Christianity. As the ship sailed home, Newton began to read the Bible and other religious literature. By the time he reached Britain, he had accepted the doctrines of evangelical Christianity. The date was March 10, 1748, an anniversary he marked for the rest of his life. From that point on, he avoided profanity, gambling, and drinking. Although he continued to work in the slave trade, he had gained a considerable amount of sympathy for the slaves. He later said that his true conversion did not happen until some time later: "I cannot consider myself to have been a believer in the full sense of the word, until a considerable time afterwards."[5]Newton returned to Liverpool, England and, partly due to the influence of his father's friend Joseph Manesty, obtained a position as first mate aboard the slave ship Brownlow, bound for the West Indies via the coast of Guinea. During the first leg of this voyage, while in west Africa (1748–1749), Newton acknowledged the inadequacy of his spiritual life. While he was sick with a fever, he professed his full belief in Christ and asked God to take control of his destiny. He later said that this experience was his true conversion and the turning point in his spiritual life. He claimed it was the first time he felt totally at peace with God.Still, he did not renounce the slave trade until later in his life. After his return to England in 1750, he made three further voyages as captain of the slave-trading ships Duke of Argyle (1750) and African (1752–1753 and 1753–1754). He only gave up seafaring and his active slave-trading activities in 1754, after suffering a severe stroke, but continued to invest his savings in Manesty's slaving operations."[6][edit]Anglican priestIn 1755 Newton became tide surveyor (a tax collector) of the port of Liverpool, again through the influence of Manesty. In his spare time, he was able to study Greek, Hebrew, and Syriac. He became well known as an evangelical lay minister. In 1757, he applied to be ordained as a priest in the Church of England, but it was more than seven years before he was eventually accepted.Such was his frustration during this period of rejection that he also applied to the Methodists, Independents and Presbyterians, and applications were even mailed directly to the Bishops of Chester and Lincoln and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.Eventually, in 1764, he was introduced by Thomas Haweis to Lord Dartmouth, who was influential in recommending Newton to the Bishop of Chester, and who suggested him for the living of Olney, Buckinghamshire. On 29 April 1764 Newton received deacon's orders, and finally became a priest on June 17.As curate of Olney, Newton was partly sponsored by an evangelical philanthropist, the wealthy Christian merchant John Thornton, who supplemented his stipend of £60 a year with £200 a year "for hospitality and to help the poor". He soon became well known for his pastoral care, as much as for his beliefs, and his friendship with Dissenters and evangelical clergy caused him to be respected by Anglicans and Nonconformists alike. He spent sixteen years at Olney, during which time so popular was his preaching that the church had a gallery added to accommodate the large numbers who flocked to hear him.Some five years later, in 1772, Thomas Scott, later to become a biblical commentator and co-founder of the Church Missionary Society, took up the curacy of the neighbouring parishes of Stoke Goldington and Weston Underwood. Newton was instrumental in converting Scott from a cynical 'career priest' to a true believer, a conversion Scott related in his spiritual autobiography The Force Of Truth (1779).In 1779 Newton was invited by John Thornton to become Rector of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, London, where he officiated until his death. The church had been built by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1727 in the fashionable Baroque style. Newton then became one of only two evangelical preachers in the capital, and he soon found himself gaining in popularity amongst the growing evangelical party. He was a strong supporter of evangelicalism in the Church of England, and remained a friend of Dissenters as well as Anglicans.Many young churchmen and others enquiring about their faith visited him and sought his advice, including such well-known social figures as the writer and philanthropist Hannah More, and the young Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, who had recently undergone a crisis of conscience and religious conversion as he was contemplating leaving politics. Having sought his guidance, Newton encouraged Wilberforce to stay in Parliament and "serve God where he was".[7][8]In 1792, he was presented with the degree of Doctor of Divinity by the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).[edit]AbolitionistNewton in his later yearsIn 1788, 34 years after he had retired from the slave trade, Newton broke a long silence on the subject with the publication of a forceful pamphlet "Thoughts Upon the Slave Trade", in which he described the horrific conditions of the slave ships during the Middle Passage, and apologized for "a confession, which ... comes too late ... It will always be a subject of humiliating reflection to me, that I was once an active instrument in a business at which my heart now shudders." A copy of the pamphlet was sent to every MP, and sold so well that it swiftly required reprinting.[9]Newton became an ally of his friend William Wilberforce, leader of the Parliamentary campaign to abolish the slave trade. He lived to see the passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807.Newton has been called hypocritical by some modern writers for continuing to participate in the slave trade while holding strong Christian convictions. Newton later came to believe that during the first five of his nine years as a slave trader he had not been a Christian in the full sense of the term: "I was greatly deficient in many respects ... I cannot consider myself to have been a believer in the full sense of the word, until a considerable time later."[10] Although this "true conversion" to Christianity also had no immediate impact on his views on slavery, he eventually came to revise them.[edit]Writer and hymnistThe vicarage in Olney where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace".In 1767 William Cowper, the poet, moved to Olney. He worshipped in the church, and collaborated with Newton on a volume of hymns, which was eventually published as Olney Hymns in 1779. This work had a great influence on English hymnology. The volume included Newton's well-known hymns "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken", "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds!", "Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder", "Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare", "Approach, My Soul, the Mercy-seat", and "Faith's Review and Expectation", which has come to be known by its opening phrase, "Amazing Grace".Many of Newton's (as well as Cowper's) hymns are preserved in the Sacred Harp. He also contributed to the Cheap Repository Tracts.[edit]CommemorationThe gravestone of John Newton in Olney with the epitaph he penned. ■ The town of Newton, Sierra Leone is named after John Newton. To this day there is a philanthropic link between John Newton's church of Olney and Newton, Sierra Leone. ■ Newton was recognized for his hymns of longstanding influence by the Gospel Music Association in 1982 when he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Karen Swallow Prior is professor of English at Liberty University, Research Fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She is the author of Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More, and she joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the activist, abolitionist, and poet contemporary and friend of William Wilberforce.
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Amazing Grace is the most popular song on Earth. It has been sung more times by more people in more languages, than any other song in the history of the planet. Amazing Grace is probably one of the best known hymns in the world today. The words tell of the grace of God - the gift of forgiveness and life that he gives to us freely.A rendition of Amazing Grace by Judy Collins went to the top of the popular music charts in the U.S. in the 1970s. It was the first and only time a spiritual song has done this.The hymn was written by John Newton, an English man who was born in 1725.(more info on Newton below) During the first 30 years of his life, Newton was certainly a miserable, unhappy, and mean person--in other words, "a wretch." As a child he was rebellious and constantly in trouble. As a young man he used profanity, drank excessively, and went through periods of violent, angry behavior. When Newton was in his early twenties, he became involved in the slave trade: living in Africa, hunting down slaves, and managing a "slave factory" (where the unfortunate captives were held for sale). Later he was the captain of a slave ship which made three voyages from Great Britain to Africa (where he loaded a cargo of slaves) and finally to America to sell them. During one voyage he cried out to God for mercy as the ship was tossed about in a storm. His ship was spared and John Newton began his walk towards Christ. He continued to be a slave trader for some years but there was a slow transformation and within the next 20 years Newton had given up this life and had become the parish priest of Olney, a village near London. Whilst here he wrote the the words to the famous hymn, Amazing Grace. (compiled from various sources on the Internet)This NEW BLUEGRASS VERSION of this Classic HYMN was produced by Shiloh Worship Music. We pray this song blesses you and draws you into His Amazing Presence. It is a bluegrass version of the tune, with Banjo,Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Mandolin and Fiddles . Vintage footage from Appalachia accompanies this traditional Bluegrass hymnVISIT OUR YouTube CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/ShilohWorshipGroupWords: John Newton (1715-1807)Music: American melody from Carrell's and Clayton's Virginia Harmony (1831) AMAZING GRACED G DAmazing grace! How sweet the sound D AThat saved a wretch like me! D G DI once was lost but now I'm found; Bm D A DWas blind, but now I see.'Twas grace that taught my heart to fearAnd grace my fears relieved.How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed!The Lord has promised good to me;His Word my hope secures.He will my shield and portion beAs long as life endures.Through many dangers toils and snaresI have already come.'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus farAnd grace will lead me home.When we've been there ten thousand years,Bright shining as the sun,We've no less days to sing God's praiseThan when we first begun.© 2012 Shiloh Worship Music COPY FREELY;This Music is copyrighted to prevent misuse, however,permission is granted for non-commercial copying-Radio play permitted.www.shliohworshipmusic.comJohn NewtonFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn Newton.John Henry Newton (July 24, 1725 December 21, 1807) was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career at sea, at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of slavery. He was the author of many hymns, including "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken."Early lifeJohn Newton was born in Wapping, London, in 1725, the son of John Newton Sr., a shipmaster in the Mediterranean service, and Elizabeth Newton (née Seatclife), a Nonconformist Christian. His mother died of tuberculosis in July, 1732, about two weeks before his seventh birthday.[1] Two years later, he went to live in Aveley, the home of his father's new wife.[2] Newton spent two years at boarding school. At age eleven he went to sea with his father. Newton sailed six voyages before his father retired in 1742. Newton's father made plans for him to work at a sugar plantation in Jamaica. Instead, Newton signed on with a merchant ship sailing to the Mediterranean Sea.In 1743, while on the way to visit some friends, Newton was captured and pressed into the naval service by the Royal Navy. He became a midshipman aboard HMS Harwich. At one point, Newton attempted to desert and was punished in front of the crew of 350. Stripped to the waist, tied to the grating, he received a flogging of one dozen lashes, and was reduced to the rank of a common seaman.[3][unreliable source?]Following that disgrace and humiliation, Newton initially contemplated suicide.[3][unreliable source?] He recovered, both physically and mentally. Later, while Harwich was on route to India, he transferred to Pegasus, a slave ship bound for West Africa. The ship carried goods to Africa, and traded them for slaves to be shipped to England and other countries.Newton proved to be a continual problem for the crew of Pegasus. They left him in West Africa with Amos Clowe, a slave dealer. Clowe took Newton to the coast, and gave him to his wife Princess Peye, an African duchess. Newton was abused and mistreated along with her other slaves. It was this period that Newton later remembered as the time he was "once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in West Africa."Early in 1748 he was rescued by a sea captain who had been asked by Newton's father to search for him. And he made it to freedom.[citation needed]In 1750 he married his childhood sweetheart in St. Margaret's Church, Rochester[4].[edit]Spiritual conversionHe sailed back to England in 1748 aboard the merchant ship Greyhound, which was carrying beeswax and dyer's wood, now referred to as camwood. During this voyage, he experienced a spiritual conversion. The ship encountered a severe storm off the coast of Donegal and almost sank. Newton awoke in the middle of the night and finally called out to God as the ship filled with water. After he called out, the cargo came out and stopped up the hole, and the ship was able to drift to safety. It was this experience which he later marked as the beginnings of his conversion to evangelical Christianity. As the ship sailed home, Newton began to read the Bible and other religious literature. By the time he reached Britain, he had accepted the doctrines of evangelical Christianity. The date was March 10, 1748, an anniversary he marked for the rest of his life. From that point on, he avoided profanity, gambling, and drinking. Although he continued to work in the slave trade, he had gained a considerable amount of sympathy for the slaves. He later said that his true conversion did not happen until some time later: "I cannot consider myself to have been a believer in the full sense of the word, until a considerable time afterwards."[5]Newton returned to Liverpool, England and, partly due to the influence of his father's friend Joseph Manesty, obtained a position as first mate aboard the slave ship Brownlow, bound for the West Indies via the coast of Guinea. During the first leg of this voyage, while in west Africa (1748–1749), Newton acknowledged the inadequacy of his spiritual life. While he was sick with a fever, he professed his full belief in Christ and asked God to take control of his destiny. He later said that this experience was his true conversion and the turning point in his spiritual life. He claimed it was the first time he felt totally at peace with God.Still, he did not renounce the slave trade until later in his life. After his return to England in 1750, he made three further voyages as captain of the slave-trading ships Duke of Argyle (1750) and African (1752–1753 and 1753–1754). He only gave up seafaring and his active slave-trading activities in 1754, after suffering a severe stroke, but continued to invest his savings in Manesty's slaving operations."[6][edit]Anglican priestIn 1755 Newton became tide surveyor (a tax collector) of the port of Liverpool, again through the influence of Manesty. In his spare time, he was able to study Greek, Hebrew, and Syriac. He became well known as an evangelical lay minister. In 1757, he applied to be ordained as a priest in the Church of England, but it was more than seven years before he was eventually accepted.Such was his frustration during this period of rejection that he also applied to the Methodists, Independents and Presbyterians, and applications were even mailed directly to the Bishops of Chester and Lincoln and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.Eventually, in 1764, he was introduced by Thomas Haweis to Lord Dartmouth, who was influential in recommending Newton to the Bishop of Chester, and who suggested him for the living of Olney, Buckinghamshire. On 29 April 1764 Newton received deacon's orders, and finally became a priest on June 17.As curate of Olney, Newton was partly sponsored by an evangelical philanthropist, the wealthy Christian merchant John Thornton, who supplemented his stipend of £60 a year with £200 a year "for hospitality and to help the poor". He soon became well known for his pastoral care, as much as for his beliefs, and his friendship with Dissenters and evangelical clergy caused him to be respected by Anglicans and Nonconformists alike. He spent sixteen years at Olney, during which time so popular was his preaching that the church had a gallery added to accommodate the large numbers who flocked to hear him.Some five years later, in 1772, Thomas Scott, later to become a biblical commentator and co-founder of the Church Missionary Society, took up the curacy of the neighbouring parishes of Stoke Goldington and Weston Underwood. Newton was instrumental in converting Scott from a cynical 'career priest' to a true believer, a conversion Scott related in his spiritual autobiography The Force Of Truth (1779).In 1779 Newton was invited by John Thornton to become Rector of St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, London, where he officiated until his death. The church had been built by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1727 in the fashionable Baroque style. Newton then became one of only two evangelical preachers in the capital, and he soon found himself gaining in popularity amongst the growing evangelical party. He was a strong supporter of evangelicalism in the Church of England, and remained a friend of Dissenters as well as Anglicans.Many young churchmen and others enquiring about their faith visited him and sought his advice, including such well-known social figures as the writer and philanthropist Hannah More, and the young Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, who had recently undergone a crisis of conscience and religious conversion as he was contemplating leaving politics. Having sought his guidance, Newton encouraged Wilberforce to stay in Parliament and "serve God where he was".[7][8]In 1792, he was presented with the degree of Doctor of Divinity by the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).[edit]AbolitionistNewton in his later yearsIn 1788, 34 years after he had retired from the slave trade, Newton broke a long silence on the subject with the publication of a forceful pamphlet "Thoughts Upon the Slave Trade", in which he described the horrific conditions of the slave ships during the Middle Passage, and apologized for "a confession, which ... comes too late ... It will always be a subject of humiliating reflection to me, that I was once an active instrument in a business at which my heart now shudders." A copy of the pamphlet was sent to every MP, and sold so well that it swiftly required reprinting.[9]Newton became an ally of his friend William Wilberforce, leader of the Parliamentary campaign to abolish the slave trade. He lived to see the passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807.Newton has been called hypocritical by some modern writers for continuing to participate in the slave trade while holding strong Christian convictions. Newton later came to believe that during the first five of his nine years as a slave trader he had not been a Christian in the full sense of the term: "I was greatly deficient in many respects ... I cannot consider myself to have been a believer in the full sense of the word, until a considerable time later."[10] Although this "true conversion" to Christianity also had no immediate impact on his views on slavery, he eventually came to revise them.[edit]Writer and hymnistThe vicarage in Olney where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace".In 1767 William Cowper, the poet, moved to Olney. He worshipped in the church, and collaborated with Newton on a volume of hymns, which was eventually published as Olney Hymns in 1779. This work had a great influence on English hymnology. The volume included Newton's well-known hymns "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken", "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds!", "Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder", "Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare", "Approach, My Soul, the Mercy-seat", and "Faith's Review and Expectation", which has come to be known by its opening phrase, "Amazing Grace".Many of Newton's (as well as Cowper's) hymns are preserved in the Sacred Harp. He also contributed to the Cheap Repository Tracts.[edit]CommemorationThe gravestone of John Newton in Olney with the epitaph he penned. ■ The town of Newton, Sierra Leone is named after John Newton. To this day there is a philanthropic link between John Newton's church of Olney and Newton, Sierra Leone. ■ Newton was recognized for his hymns of longstanding influence by the Gospel Music Association in 1982 when he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
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