Issue 25. D.L. Moody

Summary
Without higher education, he founded three educational institutions. Without theological training, he reshaped Victorian Christianity. Without radio or television, he reached 100 million people. Meet D. L. Moody, the shoe-salesman-turned-evangelist who took the Gospel from sea to shining sea during the late 19th century. Join Christian History & Biography for a brief look at an extraordinary man of God who valued interdenominational cooperation, lay-person participation, and social reformation as the backbone of Christian ministry.

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Inside this issue you'll find:

  • The Life and Times of D.L. Moody
    How an awkward country boy with a grade-school education became the greatest evangelist of the Gilded Age.
  • Also: Colorful Sayings from Colorful Moody
    Moody's common sense and quick wit led to many pithy sayings. A sampling.
  • D.L. Moody's Contribution to Christian Publishing
    He was the catalyst for two of America's largest religious book publishers.
  • The Popular Educator
    Moody was not an educational theorist or systematizer, but he was a popular educator par excellence.
  • The Northfield Schools
    • Moody founded two private New England schools that continue today.
  • The Three Rs of Moody's Theology
    Three great Bible truths were central to all of Moody's preaching.
  • Also: Questions About Moody's Theology
    The five that people ask most often
  • How Moody Changed Revivalism
    The evangelist converted mass evangelism.
  • Also: What Is Revivalism?
  • The New Birth
    Excerpts from a sermon that Moody preached at least 183 times.
  • "The World Has Yet to See "
  • The Nearly Fatal Voyage
  • The Gallery: Key People in the Life of D.L. Moody
  • The Faith behind the Famous: Florence Nightingale
    She singlehandedly revolutionized the field of nursing, a mission that began with a call to God's service at age 17.
  • Also: A Forceful Faith
    Excerpts from Florence Nightingale's letters and diaries
  • Events in the Life of Florence Nightingale
  • Why Study Church History?
    Surprising answers from a variety of writers
    Departments
  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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