Meanderings, musings and material concerning classical education, homeschooling, books, homemaking and the Christian life...whatever pops into Chris' mind...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
William Wilberforce
Yesterday was the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of my heroes, William Wilberforce. You can watch an interesting, short video about him here if you don't know what an amazing person he was. And the film about him, Amazing Grace, was also very well done. Who can argue with Ioan Gruffudd as Wilberforce, and Albert Finney as John Newton, after all?
A homeschool mom-alumni who enjoys teaching and learning about lots of things, including classical education, writing, worldviews, music, and the Bible.
A Christmas Carol by Chrles Dickens (completed 12-10) Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brien (completed 12-10) The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith (completed 12-10) In The Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith (completed 11-10) Peace Like a River by Lief Enger (completed 11-10) Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne (completed 11-10) Post-Captain by Patrick O'Brien (completed 10-10) The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (completed 10-10) The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien (completed 9-10) The Writer's Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing by G. Roper (completed 9-10) Greenmantle by John Buchan (completed 8-10) Eragon by Christopher Paolini (completed 7-10) The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (completed 7-10) The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwardsby Steven Lawson (completed 6-10) Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin by Tracy L. Simmons (completed 6-10) When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...or Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (completed 5-10) The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (completed 5-10) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilo (completed 4-10) Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie (Completed 4-10) The Ball and the Cross by G. K. Chesterton (completed 4-10) The Divine Comedy by Dante Aleghieri (completed 4-10) The Thirty-nine Steps by John Buchan (completed 3-10) The Broker by John Grisham (completed 2-10) Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers (completed 1-10)
1 comment:
oh my! I didn't know I missed Wilberforce's birthday. "Amazing Grace" is one of my favorite movies!
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