author
J. Dodd (James Dodd) Jackson
1861–1918
A British Primitive Methodist minister and writer, he is remembered for thoughtful, practical religious writing shaped by a life in the pulpit. His best-known book, The Message and the Man, reflects his interest in the character, purpose, and craft of preaching.
1 Audiobook
The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching
by J. Dodd (James Dodd) Jackson
About the author
Born in 1861 and dead in 1918, J. Dodd Jackson — James Dodd Jackson — was a Primitive Methodist minister in Britain. Records gathered by the My Primitive Methodists project identify him as the author of Twixt Moor and Mead and The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching, first published in 1912.
The Message and the Man is the work most often associated with him today. It is a concise reflection on preaching that emphasizes not just the sermon itself, but the moral and spiritual life of the preacher. The book has remained accessible through Project Gutenberg, which has helped keep his work in circulation for modern readers.
Jackson was also the son of the Rev. James Jackson, a Primitive Methodist preacher; the dedication in The Message and the Man honors his father’s long ministry. Beyond those details, reliable biographical information appears to be limited, so the surviving picture is of a minister-author best known for clear, earnest writing on Christian ministry.