Spurgeon

A Life

By: Alex DiPrima

Narrated by: Jacob Murray

Alex DiPrima paints a fresh portrait of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the most well-known gospel minister of the nineteenth century. By providing social, historical, and religious context, DiPrima helps us comprehend the scope of Spurgeon’s ministry in London. Combining academic expertise with popular presentation, this short biography of the famed Prince of Preachers will be the go-to introduction to Spurgeon for years to come.

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An engaging, sympathetic overview

This book is just the right length for a first biography of Spurgeon, covering the things that made him exceptional and setting him in his context. It is well written and the performance is clear and supports the text.

Superb Presentation of Spurgeon

This is the new standard for Spurgeon biographies. Great for those new to and familiar with the Prince of Preachers.

Vibrant storytelling

This book is a beautiful portrait of a legendary man of God! It is a must read in CH SPURGEON

I was hoping for more

I find Spurgeon's writings so very instructive, illuminating, and inspirational. I was hoping this book would have been the same. The author probably did what he set out to do, a scholarly but popularly written updated biography of Spurgeon. Though he often quoted Spurgeon's own letters and writings, I didn't come away feeling that I had come to know the heart of the man. I now have a good framework for the historical timeline of his life, including major events and accomplishments, but I probably could have gotten that from Wikipedia. It probably isn't fair to expect that any writer could have captured Spurgeon's heart - only reading Spurgeon's words can do that.

Good general overview

A good general overview of his life. Provides the basic facts along with a few compelling moments.