Henry Drummond

Born in 1851 in Stirling, Scotland, Henry Drummond studied at the University of Edinburgh and then trained for the ministry in the Free Church of Scotland. He became known as an engaging speaker and teacher, and later served as a professor of natural science at the Free Church College in Glasgow.

Drummond wrote in a warm, accessible way that helped make him popular far beyond Scotland. His books often tried to connect religious belief with ideas from the natural world, especially in Natural Law in the Spiritual World. He also traveled widely as a lecturer and evangelist, and The Greatest Thing in the World remained one of his most enduring and widely read works.

He died in 1897, still relatively young, but his writing continued to reach readers interested in practical Christianity, personal character, and the relationship between science and faith.