John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace ... our national hymn. The story behind the hymn is as amazing as the hymn itself. Newton was a sailor, but his “character issues” got him transferred ...

John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace ... our national hymn. The story behind the hymn is as amazing as the hymn itself. Newton was a sailor, but his “character issues” got him transferred ...

The success of the first Spider-Man movie in 2002 wasn’t Marvel’s first film success –Blade and X-Men had come first – but it ...

Since its publication in March 2023, The Echo of Old Books has become a favorite among readers, with the novel even being nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award. Another amazing World War II ...

Folger Theatre and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have announced the world-premiere production of A Room in the Castle, a ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer died last week at age 95. We hear host Scott Simon's interview with him last fall, for his middle-grade graphic novel, "Amazing Grapes." ...

This is certainly true in the case of John Newton. The story of the man behind Amazing Grace begins with his mother, a woman of great faith. Elizabeth Newton (nee Seatliffe) of Stepney was born in ...