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

Hamilton by Ron Chernow

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

1776 by David McCullough

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

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