Why Do Biographies Matter? with Guest Alex DiPrima
In this episode, we’re joined by Alex DiPrima to explore why biographies matter. We share some of our favorites, examine common pitfalls in historical writing, connect Hebrews 11 to the way we remember the past, and consider the unique benefits of reading both secular and Christian biographies.
Spurgeon: A Life by Alex DiPrima
O Church Arise by Keith and Kristyn Getty
When Activists Do History by Alex DiPrima
Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George Marsden
Histories and Fallacies by Carl Trueman
Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century by J.C. Ryle
Episode 11: On the Incarnation by Athanasius
Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones Biography by Iain Murray
Becoming C.S. Lewis by Harry Lee Poe
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton
The Last Lion: Winston Churchill by William Manchester
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham
Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts
A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot
Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughan
J.R.R Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
C.S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Alister McGrath
Destiny of the Republic by Candace Millard
Hero of the Empire by Candace Millard
John Adams by David McCullough
Americans in Paris by David McCullough
John Newton by Jonathan Aitken
Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Emblem of Faith Untouched: A Short Life of Thomas Cranmer by Leslie Winfield
Thomas Cranmer: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne by Andrew Bonar