A Passion for Souls

by Dorsett, Lyle W.

• ISBN13: 9780802452436
• ISBN10: 0802452434
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Moody Pub

Summary

Dwight Lyman Moody was the greatest evangelist of the 19th century. In the pre-television era, he traveled more than one million miles to preach the gospel to more than 100 million people. Although equipped with just four years of formal schooling, Moody launched ministries in education and publishing that remain vital and fruitful today. Moody had A Passion for Souls. Yet with all of his accomplishments for God, D. L. Moody remained a humble man. His greatest riches were found in the love of his Lord and the souls that had been changed for the glory of God. In these pages, today's believers will find a model of biblical passion, vision, and commitment. Lyle Dorsett reveals the heart of this great evangelist, recounting his life and realistically probing his strengths, weaknesses, virtues, faults, triumphs, struggles and motivations to find a man after God's own heart.The Deluxe Leather Collector's Edition is perfect for people any age.

Author Biography

LYLE W. DORSETT (Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) holds the Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of numerous books, among them biographies of Joy Davidman (Mrs. C.S. Lewis), E. M. Bounds, Dwight L. Moody, and Billy Sunday. Keenly interested in the life and writings of C. S. Lewis, he has published a volume of Lewis\u2019s Letters to Children, The Essential C. S. Lewis, and Seeking the Secret Place: The Spiritual Formation of C.S. Lewis. His most recent book is A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A.W. Tozer. His book on Military Chaplains of World War II will be published in 2011.

Table of Contents

1. D. L. Moody's family tree 2. Northfield, Massachusetts, 1837 - 1854. 3. Boston, 1854 - 1856. 4. Chicago, 1856 - 1860. 5. A School of Practical Theology - Chicago and the Civil War, 1861 - 1865. 6. A Wider Circle at Home and Abroad, 1865 - 1870. 7. Trial by Fire: A City and a Soul Aflame, 1868 - 1871. 8. A Call to the Unknown: England and Chicago, 1872 - 1873. 9. The Spreading Flame: Britain Ablaze, 1873 - 1875. 10. A Great Harvest Abroad and at Home, 1875 - 1877. 11. Consolidating the Gains: D. L. Moody the Educator, 1878 - 1889. 12. Landmarks in Nonformal Christian Education: D. L. Moody's Contributions to Worker Training, Publishing, and the Conference Movement, 1889 - 1895. 13.Finishing Well: D. L. Moody's Last Half-Decade, 1895 - 1899. 14.In Retrospect: Some Keys to D. L. Moody's Effectiveness Appendix: Moody and the Historians Notes A Note on Sources Index of Persons Index of Subjects Index of Places