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Now playing in a movie theater near you
Amazing Grace tells story of man of faith against slavery
Last month Amazing Grace opened in theaters, highlighting the efforts of William Wilberforce to eliminate slavery. Wilberforce, a British member of Parliament, was influenced in his anti-slavery views through his Christian faith and relationship with early Methodists.
Indeed, the last letter of John Wesley was sent to Wilberforce in order to encourage him in his work. "If God be fore you, who can be against you?" Wesley wrote. "Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing! Go on, in the name of God and in the power of his might, till even American slavery (the vilest that ever saw the sun) shall vanish away before it."
Producers of the movie have posted a "faith guide" for studying the movie in a church setting on the official Web site, www.amazinggracemovie.com.
Other resources groups may want to use for exploring the themes presented include two books associated with the movie and the life of Wilberforce: Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery (HarperSanFrancisco) and Finding God in the Story of Amazing Grace (Tyndale House). Both are available from Cokesbury. In the realm of shorter studies, two issues of FaithLink address the subject of slavery and the legacy colonization has had in the United States (March 4 and 18). Find these at www.Cokesbury.com/faithlink within the week before the scheduled date. - UM Newscope
For a review of Amazing Grace, the movie, log on to www.umr.org.
Last updated on 25 Apr 2008