Book Review: Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist by Karen Swallow Prior - released today and I have 2 copies to give away on my blog (On Oct 31).
I had never heard of Hannah More before reading this book. She was a contemporary with William Wilberforce and part of the Clapham Sect. Wilberforce was a political mover and had financial resources, but More was a writer, primarily a poet, but also a playwright and pamphlet writer. She did much to move the hearts of the country around slavery. But she was also active in education, against cruelty to animals, for greater morals in society and other reform causes.
This is a good Christian biography. It resists hagiography, but I think is spiritually encouraging.
Christianity Today had an article today about how a number of Evangelicals were unknowingly embracing heresies while not thinking that Christian history is important. Christian history is important in large part because without understanding previous generations and their struggles and theological issues we do not understand our own time and out own struggles and theological issues.
My full review is at my blog at http://bookwi.se/fierce-convictions/
