Issue 25 Unconventional Dwight L. Moody

Fascinating facts about Dwight L. Moody and his associates and times.

Introduction to this issue on Dwight L. Moody.

How an awkward country boy with a grade-school education became the greatest evangelist of the Gilded Age.

Moody’s common sense and quick wit led to many pithy sayings. A sampling.

The surprising origin of Moody's most famous phrase.

“The ship’s sinking, Father.”

A gallery of people associated with D. L. Moody.

Three great Bible truths were central to all of Moody’s preaching.

The five that people ask most often.

Chronology of some key events relating to the life of Dwight L. Moody.

The evangelist converted mass evangelism.

Defining a key concept.

Moody was not an educational theorist or systematizer, but he was a popular educator par excellence.

Moody founded two private New England schools that continue today.

He was the catalyst for two of America’s largest religious book publishers.

Excerpts from a sermon that Moody preached at least 183 times.

Resources for further information about Moody, his teaching, and his times.

She singlehandedly revolutionized the field of nursing, a mission that began with a call to God’s service at age 17.

Excerpts from Florence Nightingale's letters and diaries.

Chronology of key events related to the life of Florence Nightingale.

Surprising answers from a variety of writers