Issue 53 : William Wilberforce: Fighting the Slave Trade
Originally published in 1997
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Table of Contents
Little-known or remarkable facts about William Wilberforce and the Century of Reform
Richard Pierard
From the Editor - Fishing for Compassion
Mark Galli
An introduction to the turbulent 19th century.
the most malignant evil of the British Empire ceased largely because of the faith and persistence of William Wilberforce.
Christopher D. Hancock
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The tragic economics of the slave trade.
Mark Galli
The Clapham Sect was one of the most elite and effective bands of Christian social reformers—ever
Bruce Hindmarsh
The Clapham Sect's impact in India—and the world.
Bruce Hindmarsh
The Christian History Timeline by Sarah Williams
Sarah Williams
Lord Shaftesbury and William Gladstone, like Wilberforce, had Christ in their hearts and politics in their blood.
Kevin Charles Belmonte
Christian ministry in the "pestilent heathen byways" of the inner city.
Donald M. Lewis
Whether on her feet or from her sickbed, Florence Nightingale worked to save lives.
Kelvin D. Crow
Education
The first Sunday schools were not for respectable and well-mannered children of believers.
Kelvin D. Crow
Key evangelicals who distrusted Catholics and Jews argued for their civil rights.
John Wolffe
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Women's prisons were hellish places before Elizabeth Fry started working there.
Danny Day
Children were perhaps the most mistreated people in England.
Penelope Carson
What 19th-century British reformers teach us about Christian social action today.
John Wolffe
William Wilberforce & the Century of Reform
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August 18, 1688: John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress preaches his last sermon, in London (see issue 11: John Bunyan).
August 18, 1732: In an emotional farewell service, Moravian Christians at Herrnhut sing 100 hymns and commission Leonard Dober and David Nitschmann as missionaries to slaves in the West Indies. Herrnhut, a community of only 600 members sent more than 70 missionaries between 1732 and 1742 (see issue 1: Nicolaus Zinzendorf).
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