Fierce Convictions

With a foreword by Eric Metaxas, best selling author of Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace The enthralling biography of the woman writer who helped end the slave trade, changed Britain s upper classes, and taught a nation how to read.The history changing reforms of Hannah More affected every level of 18th Century British society through her keen intellect, literary achievements, collaborative spirit, strong Christian principles, and colorful personality A woman without connections or status, More took the world of British letters by storm when she arrived in London from Bristol, becoming a best selling author and acclaimed playwright and quickly befriending the author Samuel Johnson, the politician Horace Walpole, and the actor David Garrick Yet she was also a leader in the Evangelical movement, using her cultural position and her pen to support the growth of education for the poor, the reform of morals and manners, and the abolition of Britain s slave trade Fierce Convictions weaves together world and personal history into a stirring story of life that intersected with Wesley and Whitefield s Great Awakening, the rise and influence of Evangelicalism, and convulsive effects of the French Revolution A woman of exceptional intellectual gifts and literary talent, Hannah More was above all a person whose faith compelled her both to engage her culture and to transform it. New Download [ Fierce Convictions ] Author [ Karen Swallow Prior ] – kino-fada.fr Wow what a woman and what a life she led I needed to read this Hannah More was an amazing woman who led a life of influence in her generation using her pen and the means at her disposal to fight slavery, educate the poor, rebuke the upper class and point to a greater faith in Christ She had an immense impact on the lives of the rich and famous in her generation but she also cared about the labouring children and struggling villagers Not born rich herself, what she achieved was remarkable Wow what a woman and what a life she led I needed to read this Hannah More was an amazing woman who led a life of influence in her generation using her pen and the means at her disposal to fight slavery, educate the poor, rebuke the upper class and point to a greater faith in Christ She had an immense impact on the lives of the rich and famous in her generation but she also care...You know when a book is highly anticipated, and you re worried it won t quite live up to what you hope from it I ve been anticipating the life of Hannah More ever since I saw this biography popping up in my Goodreads stream last year This month I picked it up from the library.It she was everything I hoped she would be, and this is a biography, especially in this day and age, that every young woman should read.The first major crux of Hannah s life is friendships You become who you re around, You know when a book is highly anticipated, and you re worried it won t quite live up to what you hope from it I ve been anticipating the life of Hannah More ever since I saw this biography popping up in my Goodreads stream last year This month I picked it up from the library.It she was everything I hoped she would be, and this is a biography, especially in this day and age, that every young woman should read.The first major crux o...An incredibly necessary, endearing biography about Hannah More Unfortunately, also rather dense and dry Prior is definitely an academic and Fierce Convictions often reads like a very long research paper However, I highly recommend this one I hope it will be the first of many new books reexamining Mor...Karen Swallow Prior has done an amazing job at revealing to us the life of Hannah More Hannah More was an author, poet, reformer, and abolitionist She, with the work of a pen, helped to abolish the slave trade, educate the poor, and bring about reform to the upper class Her piety for orthodox Christianity was breathtaking and her zeal for justice was astonishing I am thankful to have been introduced to this extraordinary women and she stands among the greats when it comes to the...It seems like Hannah More was a really incredible human being This book, however, was pretty dry The chapters about the abolition of slavery and education for the lower class were interesting and inspiring.Worth reading Hannah More was a faithful artist and evangelist and reformer, and I was encouraged to read about her life One criticism Prior s analysis on classism did not have enough evidence She made the ol Great Chain of Being argumen...While Hannah More is, indeed, a figure I ve heard about before, I still didn t know much about her, and what I did know mostly consisted of a few passing sentences in secular books that gave the impression she was a strict, self righteous fuddy duddy.After reading this book, I realize how completely unfair that is Hannah More was an amazing woman, perhaps made all therelatable by her flaws It s almost beyond my powers of imagination to think of how this woman impacted history I especial While Hannah More is, indeed, a figure I ve heard about before, I still didn t know much about her, and what I did know mostly consisted of a few passing sentences in secular books that gave the impression she was a strict, self righteous fuddy duddy.After reading this book, I realize how completely unfair that is Hannah More was an amazing woman, perhaps made all therelatable by her flaws It s almost beyond my powers of imagination to think of how this woman impacted history I especially admired the fact that she had such incredible influence, and yet she somehow balanced her fervor with the traits of a godly woman It s incredibly tragic that modern culture has all but forgotten this woman who was not only instrumental in outlawing the slave trade in England, but also was largely ...Hannah More enjoyed a brilliant literary career among the London literati in the late 1700 s, was an equal among William Wilberforce s cohorts in ending the British slave trade, and brought to fruition what the Protestant Reformation boldly stated in theory in order to understand the Scriptures, all should learn to read So why is it that her poems, essays, pamphlets, and fiction as well as her pioneering work in education is little known today In part it is due to her immediate friends, in pa Hannah More enjoyed a brilliant literary career among the London literati in the late 1700 s, was an equal among William Wilberforce s cohorts in ending the British slave trade, and brought to fruition what the Protestant Reformation boldly stated in theory in order to under...Very well written biography about a woman whompeople should know about Writer, abolitionist, and teacher, Hannah More did many things that impacted her country, and eventually the world for the better I agree with the author that if good people would learn from her example and take action, some positive change could be made in our modern day world Please, please read this book and be inspired by this complex and fascinating lady Content Advisory The only thing I remember that was bothe Very well written biography about a woman whompeople should know about Writer, abolitionist, and teacher, Hannah More did many things that impacted her country, and eventually the world for the better I agree with the author that if good people would learn from her example and take...The story of a life well lived This is a worthy addition to my collection of book by about abolitionist Hannah More used her pen to great effect, not only against slavery, but to curb all sorts of vices and promote the truth The woman who derives her principles from the Bible, and her amuse...

• English
• 04 February 2018
Karen Swallow Prior
• Hardcover
• 320 pages
• 1400206251
• Karen Swallow Prior
• Fierce Convictions