Comments on: “Amazing Grace” Suppresses Wilberforce’s Christianity? http://www.dennyburk.com/amazing-grace-suppresses-wilberforce%e2%80%99s-christianity/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:59:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: D. Taylor Benton http://www.dennyburk.com/amazing-grace-suppresses-wilberforce%e2%80%99s-christianity/#comment-2613 D. Taylor Benton Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:32:51 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=615#comment-2613 I second Alex's comments, I wish I could Herald this as great Christian testimony that truly displays historical facts of Wilberforce and his Christian influence in the British Empire, However I sadly have to agree with Alex and say that although it is a great alternative to the majority of movies, it does Wilberforce's life an injustice in that it only portray's one aspect and not all aspects (his faith being one of the most important). I second Alex’s comments, I wish I could Herald this as great Christian testimony that truly displays historical facts of Wilberforce and his Christian influence in the British Empire, However I sadly have to agree with Alex and say that although it is a great alternative to the majority of movies, it does Wilberforce’s life an injustice in that it only portray’s one aspect and not all aspects (his faith being one of the most important).

]]> By: Alex Chediak Blog http://www.dennyburk.com/amazing-grace-suppresses-wilberforce%e2%80%99s-christianity/#comment-2612 Alex Chediak Blog Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:17:45 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=615#comment-2612 <strong>Amazing Grace - Downplays Christianity...</strong> Like many of you, my wife and I ran out this weekend to watch Amazing Grace. While the film was quite moving and artistically superb, I must (sadly) agree with Charlotte Allen's critique: Amazing Grace masks the theologically-driven nature...... Amazing Grace – Downplays Christianity…

Like many of you, my wife and I ran out this weekend to watch Amazing Grace. While the film was quite moving and artistically superb, I must (sadly) agree with Charlotte Allen’s critique: Amazing Grace masks the theologically-driven nature……

]]> By: Alex Chediak http://www.dennyburk.com/amazing-grace-suppresses-wilberforce%e2%80%99s-christianity/#comment-2611 Alex Chediak Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:51:15 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=615#comment-2611 My wife and I just saw it, and I'm afraid that I agree with Allen. Yes, there are a few good lines, but overall the film does not make a strong connection between Wilberforce's theology and his mission. Let's just pray the movie has a gospel-propagating influence by virtue of people being drawn to the Wilberforce biography's, such as the one John Piper wrote. My wife and I just saw it, and I’m afraid that I agree with Allen. Yes, there are a few good lines, but overall the film does not make a strong connection between Wilberforce’s theology and his mission. Let’s just pray the movie has a gospel-propagating influence by virtue of people being drawn to the Wilberforce biography’s, such as the one John Piper wrote.

]]> By: Don http://www.dennyburk.com/amazing-grace-suppresses-wilberforce%e2%80%99s-christianity/#comment-2607 Don Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:25:02 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=615#comment-2607 Denny, Don't bet on that one. Hollyweird has a way of leaving faith out of it's story lines. Faith is for those in Fly-over country not the left coast and elite east coast. DP- Denny, Don’t bet on that one. Hollyweird has a way of leaving faith out of it’s story lines. Faith is for those in Fly-over country not the left coast and elite east coast. DP-

]]> By: Kris Weinschenker http://www.dennyburk.com/amazing-grace-suppresses-wilberforce%e2%80%99s-christianity/#comment-2604 Kris Weinschenker Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:06:43 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=615#comment-2604 Well, the Blog "Jesus Politics" is suppressing Christ's Divinity.... http://jesuspolitics.typepad.com/jesus_politics/2007/02/link.html WARNING: above link offensive to Christians. Well, the Blog “Jesus Politics” is suppressing Christ’s Divinity….

http://jesuspolitics.typepad.com/jesus_politics/2007/02/link.html

WARNING: above link offensive to Christians.

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