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 ...

OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network announces "Song & Story: Amazing Grace," a new original film debuting Tuesday, December 21 at 9pm EST/8pm CST starring Bresha Webb ("Run The World") and Getenesh Berhe ( ...

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

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 Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New ...

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" is on its way to becoming one of Tennessee's state songs. On Tuesday, the Tennessee Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill making the 1779 hymn the 11th state song. The bill, ...

Why John Newton’s famous hymn is still so powerful after so long. In 2016, Coldplay began the encore of a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival with a sample of “Amazing Grace” sung by Barack Obama ...

An assembly of people gathered in January 1972 in the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles for a service of sorts – though not the ordinary kind. Amazing Grace was released as a double ...