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‘As a writer, I always say that there are always at least two stories, or two poems you’re working with: the one you want to tell, and the one that has to tell itself through you.’
Amazing Grace might be the ultimate song of redemption, steeped in two centuries of black history, but its writer had also been a slave ship captain.
The famous hymn, written by John Newton, a slave-ship captain turned minister, has been embraced by churchgoers, pop artists and presidents.
Professor James Walvin tells the story of Amazing Grace, the hymn that was written by a one-time slave trader and ballooned to become a global phenomenon
The first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor, will be remembered for her history-making career, her efforts to broker legal compromises and her many memorable religion-related rulings. OK, I admit the religion rulings are pretty far down the list of what comes to the average American’s mind when you talk about O’Connor. During her nearly quarter century on the Supreme Court bench, she refined faith-related funding rules, changed how the court assessed religious displays on public property and helped prompt Congress to pass one of the most impor...