As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John ...

“Amazing Grace” survived, particularly in the United ... How do you explain the fact that John Newton, a former slave trader, wrote a hymn that’s treasured by enslaved people and their ...

My name is John Newton and I want to tell you my story. I am an old man of eighty, which is a good age to reach, but when I look back on my life…well, I’m not happy about some of the things I ...