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John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace is available from ChristianBook.com and other retailers. ChristianBook.com also posted an excerpt.

Jonathan Aitken became a Christian in prison in 1999. The Guardian has a special section on the Aitken affair (but not on his post-prison career).

The BBC covers his conversion and changed life.

Stan Guthrie previously interviewed Aitken about his Charles Colson biography.

Christian History & Biography published an issue about Newton.

Articles about Newton and British abolitionists include:

What Would Wilberforce Do? | The 19th-century abolitionists have much to teach us about politics today. A Christianity Today editorial. (February 19, 2007)

Story Behind the Song: "Amazing Grace" | John Newton was a wild, young man lost in darkness. Then he found grace. (Today's Christian, January/February 2007)

For Sentimental Reasons | How the emotional stories of Christian preachers and writers shaped a movement. (February 17, 2006)

Amazing Sin, How Deep We're Bound | Finding the courage to trust in grace. (May 1, 2004)

Editor's Bookshelf: Converting 'Amazing Grace' | The story behind America's most beloved song shows the God-centered vision with which it was written. (March 1, 2003)

Editor's Bookshelf: Amazing Myths, How Strange the Sound | An interview with Steve Turner, the author of Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song. (March 1, 2003)

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October 2007, Vol. 51, No. 10