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Dwight L. Moody


Born
in East Northfield (Northfield township), Massachusetts, The United States
February 05, 1837

Died
December 22, 1899

Genre
Religion & Spirituality


Dwight Lyman Moody was a predominant evangelist, author, and publisher. Raised on a farm in Massachusetts, he moved first to Boston, where he converted to evangelical Christianity in 1856, and then to Chicago, where he prospered in business. He gave up business in 1860 and engaged in missionary work with the YMCA (1861-73).

He founded Moody Church and preached in the slums, emphasizing literal interpretation of the Bible and the need to prepare for the Second Coming. In 1870 he teamed up with the hymn writer Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908), and they began a series of highly popular revival tours in Britain and the U.S. Moody founded the Northfield School (1879), the Mount Hermon School (1881), and the Chicago Bible Institute (1889; now the Moody ...more

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How to Study the Bible
4.49 avg rating — 1,210 ratings — published 1898 — 45 editions
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Men of the Bible
4.26 avg rating — 1,114 ratings — published 1898 — 116 editions
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Daniel, Man of God: Being a...
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Prevailing Prayer
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The Overcoming Life
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The Way to God and How to F...
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A Life for Christ: What the...
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Secret Power: The Secret of...
4.37 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 1881 — 69 editions
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Sowing and Reaping [Annotat...
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Heaven: The Place We Long For
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“He who kneels the most, stands the best.”
― D.L. Moody
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“If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.”
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“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really matter.”
― D.L. Moody
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