In this episode I share a brief bio of Eric Metaxas, then explore a few of his larger books--biographies of Martin Luther, William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer--and his most recent book, Is Atheism Dead?
Also, I encourage listeners to visit the blogpost of this episode to see the pictures I include there--especially the diagram of the cargo deck of a 16th century ship. This picture, and others like it, was instrumental in bringing awareness of the British people to the inhumane plight and treatment of the African slaves. The drawings aroused such a public outcry that Parliament was forced to act, passing legislation outlawing slavery.
