brian: who is wilberforce? eric: i am sorry. my first biography is william wilberforce. wilberforce is the man who led the battle in the early part of 1780's, 1790's, early part of the 19th century in parliament against the slave trade in the british empire. in 1807 after almost 20 years, he had a great victory. he was heralded as the george washington of humanity. a man who advocated liberty literally for the slaves and great cost to himself politically. he probably would have been prime minister. his dear friend william pitt became prime minister. wilberforce did this principally because he understood as a politician i am not -- in other words, he was not a party man. he was someone whose faith demanded that he's your way from his party. he was willing to do that. on the slavery issue and the slavery issue, he was a hero. the man that frederick douglass and abraham lincoln looked back to and said, he is the pioneer of abolition. he is a hero. brian: you said you wrote about bonhoeffer in 1980 but wrote wilberforce before? eric: i never thought i would write a biography

. >> about who will your next right and i thought there is only one person besides wilberforce, onlyone about whom i would write if i were to write a second biography. i remembered bond offer. of course, i did write that book -- >> and i thought i we stand next to the president speaking to 3005 in of the most important people in the world in this room here in d.c. who knows how i will feel in a moment? i don't know. i had the idea i might do that. i think of giving the book later but if i feel a senior colleges the word chutzpah, if i feel it in a moment to be able to pull off the goofiness, i will do it. >> this sunday night on q&a, author and radio host eric metaxas on his writing career and his crossover between religion and politics. >> i think it's important for a buddy to take politics seriously and at least two vote, but never to make what we christians would call an idol of politics. the people that have done that and they are sort of worshiping god they're worshiping that idol rather than the god who would cause them to care for the poor and injustices. i think it's a fine l

i thought there was only one person beside wilberforce who i , and irite, i remembered did write that book and i think i will be standing next to the ofsident speaking to 3000 the most important people of the world in this room. who knows how i will feel the need moment? i had the idea that i might do that, i thought maybe i would give him the books later, but if chutzpah to plot the goofiness, i will do it. on his sunday night, , and alling career crossover between religion and politics. >> it is important for everyone to take politics seriously, and to vote, but never to make an idol of politics. there are people that have done that and are worshiping at that who rather than the god would cause them to care for the poor and the injustices. i think that is a fine line, and i talk about that fairly often. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern. >> on the next washington journal, congressman seth the armedmember of services committees. the freshman lawmaker talks about his four tours of iraq. then upcoming fiscal deadlines, and how house republican undership will change speaker paul ryan. lat

there's only one person besides wilberforce whom i would write. i remember bonhoeffer.nd i did write that book. i know it was read even by president george w. bush who's intellectually incurious. as we have all read. he read the book. no pressure. i just want to say, no pressure. [laughter] [applause]

i thought there's only one person besides wilberforce. i did write that book.i thought i'm going to be standing next to the president speaking to 3,500 of the most important people main the worldn this room here in d.c. who knows how i'll feel in the moment? i don't know. i had the idea that i might do that. i thought maybe i'll give him the books later. if i feel i can pull off the goofiness, i'll do it. >> eric mataksis on his book. >> i think it is important for everybody to take politics seriously and at least vote, but never make an idle of politics. there are people who have done that and they're sort of worshipping at that -- they're worshipping that idol rather than the god who would cause them to care for the poor and injustices. and i think it's a fine line. it's something i talk about fairly often. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> tonight on c-span 3 a senate confirmation hearing or several diplomatic posts, including the ambassadors to libya, oman, and tajikistan. >> the senate foreign relations committee recently c