Review: D.L. Moody: A Life
Kevin Belmonte
Moody Publishers
2014
Belmonte has told Moody’s story so well that only the
toughest will not shed a tear in the final chapter. The narrative reads like good fiction.
Moody was a member of an exceptional generation in Western
history. That generation saw unmatched wealth
and poverty, invention, education, and opportunity---for some, but not
others. Think of the stories of Charles
Dickens to imagine this period, or the US before the Civil War and after. Moody knew the hard side of this period, especially
after his father died leaving his family destitute. But for family and community who knows what
Moody would have become. However, his hardships made him more attuned to those
around him. So as it turned out, we who are living a century later still partake
in his legacy and his life’s work. What did I not like about this book? I did miss his family, and especially his wife and her influence. Maybe someone will undertake a biography from her perspective? While we wait for that, please find a copy of this book and read it. The author includes an annotated bibliography for anyone who would like to read more about this very gifted man. Endnotes for his references throughout the text are also listed.
I received this book form the publisher in exchange for a
review.
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