Clovis Gillham Chappell

Born in Flatwoods, Tennessee, in 1882, Clovis Gillham Chappell became a prominent Methodist clergyman whose speaking and writing career lasted for decades. Records from the University of Alabama's Alabama Authors project identify him as a Methodist minister and place his education at Duke University and Harvard.

Emory University's Pitts Theology Library describes him as the creator of a substantial body of sermons and notes that his papers and sermons were preserved as a digital collection, a sign of the lasting interest in his preaching. His books often grew out of that sermon work, especially devotional and biblical studies written in an accessible, story-centered style.

Chappell died in 1972. For audiobook listeners, he stands out as a religious writer who blended the energy of a seasoned preacher with a straightforward, reader-friendly way of telling biblical stories.