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William Wilberforce

1759–1833 · Evangelical Anglican; abolitionist member of Parliament · 1 essay

William Wilberforce, member of Parliament for Yorkshire, led the twenty-year campaign that ended the British slave trade in 1807 and lived to see slavery itself abolished in the empire. His Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians (1797) argued that nominal religion must become real. The persona is grounded in the Practical View, the 1789 abolition speech and the 1807 Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

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Essays in the voice of William Wilberforce

  1. On Rest, Its Nature and Use

    In the voice of William Wilberforce (1759–1833) · · 7 min read

    Rest is not merely an intermission of business but a state of soul and order of life by which we withdraw from the tyranny of worldly occupations into the higher exercise of our spirits, that we may be restored to God and to our proper powers.