Kevin Belmonte - D.L. Moody--A Life: Innovator, Evangelist, World Changer

Kevin Belmontes D. L. Moody revitalizes the story of the nineteenth centurys greatest evangelist. This book is an absolute tour de force and will serve as important reading for general audiences and scholars alike.

DR. D. MICHAEL LINDSAY
President of Gordon College, author of the Pulitzer Prizenominated book Faith in the Halls of Power

After his exhilarating work on Wilberforce, Kevin Belmonte has produced another gripping biography of a great individual who helped to turn the tide of his time rather than just drift with it. Belmontes sweeping narrative, which takes Moody from the poverty and meagre education of his childhood to his role as a passionate speaker, educator, and philanthropist, never loses track of a central theme: that our circumstances, or the climates of opinion in which we are born, do not have to determine our views or restrict our hope. He shows how Moody stood firm on the rock of his moral and spiritual convictions and was enabled to change the world for the better.

THE REVEREND DR. MALCOLM GUITE
Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge University, England

Kevin Belmonte has written a book very much in the spirit of his previous work on William Wilberforce. It is a book to be read by all of us, as the model of D. L. Moody should be utilized in all of our lives.

PHILIP ANSCHUTZ
Founder and CEO of The Anschutz Corporation

Im not sure what Im loving more, the surprising story of D. L. Moody, or Kevin Belmontes terrific telling of itmakes me want to be a better person, and a better writer.

STEVE BELL
Juno Award winning singer/songwriter, creator of the album Keening for the Dawn

A fascinating and inspiring account of the life of an extraordinary man, skillfully told. D. L. MoodyA Life, by Kevin Belmonte, will introduce a new generation to an often-overlooked hero whose love for Christ and the poor changed the world.

CHERIE HARDER
President of The Trinity Forum, Washington, D.C.

A long overdue reminder of one of the nineteenth centurys great luminaries. Kevin Belmonte has written an extraordinary account of D. L. Moodys life journey. What an important work.

CHARLES OLCOTT
Former President and CEO of Burger King Corporation

This is a robust and engaging biography of a man who changed his world. The worth of this book is not only embedded in the text, but also in the endnoteswhich will rightly send you and me racing elsewhere to dig deeper and find out more about the great D. L. Moody.

CANON DAVID ISHERWOOD
Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Clapham (William Wilberforces church), Vicar of St Peter Prescott Place

The story of D. L. Moody must be told, and I am overjoyed that acclaimed author Kevin Belmonte has done so. The nineteenth century experienced the influence of Moodys life and work. Now, thankfully, twenty-first-century readers can reap the benefits.

MARK RIVERA
Pastor of Bethany Church, Raymond, New Hampshire

Kevin Belmonte traces the life of D. L. Moody from cradle to grave, displaying how God miraculously transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. He plainly captures how the mundane course of life, when placed under the hand of God, can result in a life of immeasurable impact.

TOMMY MCCLAM
Youth Pastor, and Director of Mentoring, YouthBuild USA

No living person knows D. L. Moody more intimately than Kevin Belmonte, a biographer without peer when it comes to the uneducated farm boy from Northfield, Massachusetts, who became the most recognized global evangelist of his day, and a champion of Christian education whose legacy even now is being revived.

F. LAGARD SMITH
Visiting Professor of Law, Faulkner University

I cant imagine any follower of Jesus not finding something to admire about D. L. Moody by reading this book. Im grateful for the privilege of reading it.

THE REVEREND JUDSON STONE
Chaplain, First Rate, Inc.

Kevin Belmonte reminds us that D. L. Moody was revolutionary in his own timean innovator, evangelist, and world-changer.

CATHERINE BLAKE
Adjunct professor, Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics, The University of New Hampshire

I thought I knew William Wilberforce and G. K. Chesterton, until I read Kevin Belmontes brilliant books, and saw them from a completely new perspective. Now Kevin has done it again with D. L. Moody. D. L. MoodyA Life will not only reveal the remarkable story of a man who changed the world, but inspire you to change yours.

PHIL COOKE
Filmmaker, media consultant, and author of Unique: Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media

After his marvelous work on Wilberforce and Chesterton, Kevin Belmonte has given us a portrait of D. L. Moody so rich, so eloquently presented, and so detailed that Moody becomes nearly a living figure as you read through these pages. This is literary portraiture at its finest.

LANCIA E. SMITH
Author and photographer

Moodys character and life were Gods template for present-day evangelism, Christian education, and the philanthropic means to subsidize every vision God gave him. Trusting Gods faithfulness, these visions and plans were surmountable and completed. Throughout the world today, D.L. Moodys legacy is resplendent!

DELLA JANE BROOKS-HEALEY
Author and great-granddaughter of President John Adams

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KEVIN BELMONTE

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version.

Published in association with the literary agency of Books & Such Agency.

PHOTO CREDITS: Page 246 courtesy of David Powell; page 270 courtesy of Kevin Belmonte. Photos chapters 4, 6, 20, and page 269 from Moody Bible Institute archives folder Moody Family; photos chapter 9 from MBI archives folder Campaigns: Scotland and Campaigns British Isles; photo chapter 21 from MBI archives folder Campaigns: Kansas. All other photos courtesy of MBI archives and part of the Moodyana Collection.

Edited by James Vincent

Interior design: Ragont Design

Cover design: Erik M. Peterson

Cover photo courtesy of Moody Bible Institute archive folder D.L.M. Life-Ministry/40-50 years of age folder 1

ISBN: 978-0-8024-1204-1

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