A Passion for Souls

by Lyle W. Dorsett

Publisher:

Moody

, 2003

Overview

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.

Key Features

• Explains the biography of the greatest evangelist of the 19th century.
• Shows a model of biblical passion, vision, and commitment.
• Reveals the heart of this great evangelist.

Praise for A Passion for Souls

Lyle Dorsett, one of America’s foremost historians, writes with the insight and passion of an evangelist. That’s why this book throbs with wonder. More than a definitive study on Moody, it gets to the heart of things, and shows how God can work through a man willing to take Him at His Word and let the Holy Spirit have His way. Read it, it has a tonic for your soul.

--Robert E. Coleman, Director of the School of World Missions and Evangelism, Trinity International University

I thoroughly enjoyed each chapter and gladly recommend it. Chapter four alone, on Moody and the Civil War, is worth the price of the book.

--George Sweeting, Chancellor Emeritus, Moody Bible Institute

D. L. Moody was a towering giant of the faith, an anointed powerful communicator of the gospel, and, most of all, a man exemplifying the humility and love of Christ. He is truly a model for all age groups. This book is an insightful look at a great man of God.

--Bill Bright, Founder and Former President, Campus Crusade for Christ International

Product Details

• Title: A Passion for Souls: The Life of D. L. Moody
• Author: Lyle W. Dorsett
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 496
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780802480699, 9780802451811, 0802451810, 0802480691
• Resource ID: LLS:9780802480699
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:53:46Z

About Lyle W. Dorsett

Dr. Lyle W. Dorsett is a prolific author and accomplished speaker and teacher. Dr. Dorsett received his B.A. and M.A. in history from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and his Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is now retired from teaching and pastoral ministry after serving many years in a number of different roles, including universities in Missouri, California, Colorado, and 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 published a volume of Lewis's 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 Serving God and Country: U.S. Military Chaplains in World War II. Dr. Dorsett and his wife, Mary, have a grown son, a daughter in heaven, and four grandchildren.