More Than Conquerors: Portraits of Believers from All Walks of Life

by John D. Woodbridge (Editor)

Over the centuries, God has used the lives of Christians to show an astonished world what conquest truly is. That's what makes More Than Conquerors such a remarkable collection.
More Than Conquerors will tell you about public figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and Woodrow Wilson; missionaries who struggled with the same human flaws as every other Christian - and triumphed; famous writers - some of whom you may never have been told were believers; evangelists and pastors who experienced the joy of seeing mass conversions and the anguish of witnessing wholesale rejection of the gospel; celebrities and sports stars who fought the temptations of fame to give glory to Christ; and scientists, businessmen, and scholars who dedicated their minds and talents to glorify God in often spiritually hostile territory.
More Than Conquerors is a treasury of stories of more than sixty Christians from this century and the last whom God has made "more than conquerors." By letting their lives touch yours you can be confident when you walk that same victorious path.

Genres: Biography, Church History, Reference, History

360 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

John D. Woodbridge (Doctorat de Troisieme Cycle, University of Toulouse, France) is Research Professor of Church History and History of Christian Thought at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, where he has taught since 1970. Woodbridge is the recipient of four Gold Medallion Awards.

Reviews

[Emarrah Contessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Books that nourish one's soul and encourage one to finish the race are rare. And this book is a rare gem. Here are some passages I just had to take note of:

"Life is not just a few years to spend on self-indulgence and career advancement. It is a privilege, a responsibility, a stewardship to be lived according to a much higher calling -- God's calling." (Elizabeth Hanford Dole)

"He showed that the light of our darkness is Christ...Dostoievski takes us into the very dark places but he does no let darkness have the last word." (Biographer Nicholas Berdyaev on Fyodor Dostoievki's works)

"...[C.S. Lewis] spent time in self-examination, and was appalled by what he saw: 'a zoo of lusts, a bedlam of ambitions, a nursery of fears, a harem of fondled hatreds.' Simultaneously, he seemed to have had a vision of Hegel's Absolute Spirit, Someone who said: I am, I am that am, I am the Lord. It was a traumatic experience -- a theological shock taking place in his life... 'I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.'"

"The strain of knowing that one is separated from God is the worst strain of all. Especially after one has lived so many years believing there is no God." (Eugenia Price)

"The only book that should ever be written is one that flows up from the heart, forced out by inward pressure." (A.W. Tozer)

"Ask yourself: If I knew something to be true, am I prepared to follow it, even though it is contrary to what I want, [or] what I have previously held to be true? Will I follow it even if it means being laughed at, if it means personal financial loss, or some kind of hardship?" (Eric Liddell)

"Human love is capable of great things. What then must be the depth and height and intensity of Divine Love? Know nothing, think of nothing but Jesus Christ and Him crucified." (Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury)

[Scott Hayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the idea that you can be a faithful Christian in many professions. There is no one profession that is "more godly" than others.

[Emma]

A well researched and encouraging accounts of some Christian people! It was given by a friend when I was so depressed!=)

[Chris Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was insightful to give a taste of the lives of several Christians. Mostly, I liked the references it gave to follow up on their stories. I do believe the term Christian was used in a very broad sense and maybe not quite the Biblical sense, but it did challenge my beliefs. It made me think and search for truth and that is what you want in a book.