Photo: Alexander Melville / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Spurgeon fascinates me less as a theological figure and more as a phenomenon of communication. The fact that a Victorian Baptist preacher, dead since 1892, still moves readers across denominations today says everything about the durability of conviction. He was preacher, theologian, hymnwriter, and autobiographer at once, refusing the fashionable, watered-down theology of his day. I find his stubborn integrity genuinely compelling. In an age of disposable content, a man whose spoken words outlived him by well over a century is worth studying simply as a master of the form, whatever one believes.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charles Spurgeon
- Name (Japanese)
- チャールズ・スポルジョン
- Reading
- ちゃーるず・すぽるじょん
- Born
- June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Kelvedon, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- preacher / theologian / autobiographer / hymnwriter / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Charles Spurgeon born?
June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892.
Where is Charles Spurgeon from?
Charles Spurgeon is from Kelvedon, United Kingdom.
What does Charles Spurgeon do?
Charles Spurgeon works as preacher, theologian, autobiographer, hymnwriter, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.