Peculiar Doctrines, Public Morals, and the Political Welfare

Reflections on the Life and Labor of William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce, whose tireless efforts led to the abolition of the slave trade, was a practical politician — but with a difference. He believed that peculiar doctrines of Christianity are the basis for public morals and the political welfare. For Wilberforce, practical deeds were born in peculiar doctrines.

In this biographical sketch, John Piper shows us how he cherished the central place of God-centered doctrine, labored to be indomitably joyful in the finished work of Christ, and was never idle in doing good.

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