A collection of true and unusual facts about Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Why would thousands come to hear him speak?

His letter is the earliest authoritative statement to fix the New Testament as we know it today.

His flexible, compassionate guidelines for Christian community forever shaped monastic life—and influenced Western society.

Using his revolutionary invention—printing from movable type—he made the Scriptures potentially accessible to every person.

Exactly one hundred years ago, William Booth published a dramatic, detailed plan for ending unemployment and overcoming poverty.

He was the catalyst for two of America's largest religious book publishers.

(Resources listed alphabetically, by title, within each category. with asterisks denote those still in print.)

Surprising answers from a variety of writers

What does it take to shake a king? Ask William Tyndale. Henry VIII was a very powerful king, but Tyndale shook him at least briefly—with a power even greater.