Tim Ellsworth

Good biographies

January 25th, 2006

Recommend a good biography. Three of my favorites are “Alexander Hamilton,” by Ron Chernow, “George Whitefield,” (2 vols.) by Arnold Dallimore, and “Cobb,” by Al Stump.

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8 Responses to “Good biographies”

  1. Scott Lamb says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 7:54 am

    A forthcoming title, “Tim Ellsworth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend” by Daniel Ellsworth

  2. Marty says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 8:55 am

    Martyn Lloyd-Jones 2 vols by Iain Murray. I’m reading volume 2 now.

  3. Scott Slayton says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 11:35 am

    I have to concur with Marty about the Lloyd-Jones biography. It is wonderful. I would also recommend George Marsden’s biography of Jonathan Edwards. You also cannot forget Iain Murray’s “The Forgotten Spurgeon.”

  4. Brett says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 12:55 pm

    Ditto on:
    1) Iain Murray’s MLJ (my favorite bio)
    2) George Marsden’s Edwards
    3) Iain Murray’s Forgotten Spurgeon

    I would add (no order of importance):
    1. Iain Murray’s Edwards
    2. Bruchko by Bruce Olson
    3. The Autobiography of George Muller
    4. The Swans are Not Silent Series by John Piper (not full biographies, but outstanding)

    Anyone read Dudley-Smith’s 2 vol. of John Stott? If so, is it worthwhile?

  5. Scott Gladin says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 1:02 pm

    My Favorites:
    1) The Book of Matthew
    2) The Book of Mark
    3) The Book of Luke
    4) The Book of John

    Surprisingly enough, they aren’t about guys named Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each one is about some Jesus fellow. He seems to be a good guy.
    If you want to give them a read, I understand that they can all be found, back to back in some collection of books called the Bible.

  6. Ray Van Neste says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 1:03 pm

    Here are two not yet mentioned:
    Elisabeth Elliot’s Shadow of the Almighty, the bio of her husband Jim, has had a significant impact on me after I read it in college. I have not seen the recent movie, but this book is very good.

    Roland Bainton’s Luther bio, Here I Stand, which you mentioned previously is a classic.

  7. Marty says:
    January 25th, 2006 at 1:17 pm

    Jim Cromarty’s “A Mighty Fortress is our God” is another excellent Luther biography especially for someone who is new to Luther. It reads like a novel, and is very hard to put down.

    I also enjoyed Arnold Dallimore’s “A Heart Set Free” the life of Charles Wesley.

  8. Ray Van Neste says:
    January 26th, 2006 at 11:20 pm

    Here’s another classic that has meant alot to me:
    Memoir and Remains of RObert Murray McCheyne, by Andrew Bonar