Saltmine is a Christian theatre company. Its latest touring production is of a new play scripted by Richard Hasnip based on the life of the late 18th century sailor, poet and clergyman John Newton.

Born on August 4, 1725, Newton grew up without any specific religious convictions. Forced into the naval service at age 18, he attempted to desert his ship. After being severely beaten on board, at ...

"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see." — John Newton, "Amazing Grace" (1779) "I’m so thankful you sat next to me ...

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99 A short but fascinating book by James Walvin, a professor at the University of York and an expert on ...

If John Newton’s ‘Amazing Grace’ speaks of the end of the road before conversion, his ‘Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken’ speaks of the road afterward. John Newton, detail of image of stained glass ...

It may seem odd for a historian of slavery to write a history of a popular hymn. In fact, the link between “Amazing Grace” and slavery is clear and fairly obvious: the author of “Amazing Grace,” John ...

“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.” — John Newton, “Amazing Grace” (1779) My experience with grace began at a ...

John Newton wrote ‘Amazing Grace’ in late 1772 to illustrate a new year's sermon about God's grace, inspired by his own dramatic conversion after surviving a fierce storm at sea in 1748.