Chuck Colson - Hollywood Meets William Wilberforce

A man who fears God is not at liberty to give up.

by Charles Colson
Prison Fellowship
March 2, 2007

Few men have changed history as profoundly as the English parliamentarian William Wilberforce. Beginning in 1791, and moved by his conversion to Christ, he began the crusade to abolish the slave trade in Great Britain. It was a crusade that would try his soul and cost him his health for the next twenty years.

Though his name was on the lips of America's founding fathers, and his actions inspired abolitionists in this country, Wilberforce has been all but lost to history on this side of the Atlantic. Thankfully, that is about to change. This Friday, America will rediscover this great hero with the release of the wonderful new film, Amazing Grace.

I want to encourage you and your friends to go and see this outstanding film made by Bristol Bay Productions, which also produced the much-acclaimed movie Ray. I hope the film will spark a passion in you to rekindle the spirit of Wilberforce in our day. To that end, we will be focusing each day this…