SettingsAmerican Christian theologians
Abner Kneeland
Abner Kneeland (April 7, 1774 – August 27, 1844) was an American evangelist and theologian who advocated many views, religious and social, which were considered extremely radical for his day.
Abner Kneeland (April 7, 1774 – August 27, 1844) was an American evangelist and theologian who advocated many views, religious and social, which were considered extremely radical for his day.
Alexander Mack
Alexander Mack (c. 27 July 1679 – 19 January 1735) was the leader and first minister of the Schwarzenau Brethren (or German Baptists) in the Schwarzenau, Wittgenstein community of modern-da...
Alexander Mack (c. 27 July 1679 – 19 January 1735) was the leader and first minister of the Schwarzenau Brethren (or German Baptists) in the Schwarzenau, Wittgenstein community of modern-da...
Andrew Comiskey
Andrew Comiskey is an American conservative Christian political activist and is the founder of Desert Stream Ministries, perhaps the leading ministry of Exodus International.
Andrew Comiskey is an American conservative Christian political activist and is the founder of Desert Stream Ministries, perhaps the leading ministry of Exodus International.
Anne Carr
Sister Anne Carr (1934 – 11 February 2008) was a feminist theologian at the University of Chicago Divinity School, where she was the first female permanent member of the faculty.
Sister Anne Carr (1934 – 11 February 2008) was a feminist theologian at the University of Chicago Divinity School, where she was the first female permanent member of the faculty.
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643) was one of the most prominent women in colonial America, noted for her strong religious convictions, and for her stand against the staunch religious orthodoxy of 17th...
Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643) was one of the most prominent women in colonial America, noted for her strong religious convictions, and for her stand against the staunch religious orthodoxy of 17th...
C. I. Scofield
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was an American theologian, minister, and writer whose best-selling annotated Bible popularized dispensationalism among fundamentalist Christians.
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was an American theologian, minister, and writer whose best-selling annotated Bible popularized dispensationalism among fundamentalist Christians.
Charles D. Provan
Charles D. Provan was a Christian theologian, one-time Holocaust denier, and author based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania who later in life rejected Holocaust denial after his investigations led hi...
Charles D. Provan was a Christian theologian, one-time Holocaust denier, and author based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania who later in life rejected Holocaust denial after his investigations led hi...
Clarence Skinner (minister)
Clarence Russell Skinner (1881–1949) was a Universalist Minister, Teacher, and Dean of the Crane School of Theology at Tufts University.
Clarence Russell Skinner (1881–1949) was a Universalist Minister, Teacher, and Dean of the Crane School of Theology at Tufts University.
D. Elton Trueblood
David Elton Trueblood, who was usually known as "Elton Trueblood" or "D. Elton Trueblood", was a noted 20th century American Quaker author and theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and St...
David Elton Trueblood, who was usually known as "Elton Trueblood" or "D. Elton Trueblood", was a noted 20th century American Quaker author and theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and St...
D.C. Rice
Reverend D. C. Rice (born Barbour County, Alabama, c.1888; died Montgomery, Alabama, March 1973) was a preacher and singer.
Reverend D. C. Rice (born Barbour County, Alabama, c.1888; died Montgomery, Alabama, March 1973) was a preacher and singer.
Daniel L. Smith-Christopher
Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, D.Phil. is an American Biblical theologian and author.
Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, D.Phil. is an American Biblical theologian and author.
David Cain (professor)
David William Cain is a distinguished professor of religion at the University of Mary Washington and past president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society of North America.
David William Cain is a distinguished professor of religion at the University of Mary Washington and past president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society of North America.
David Hollenbach, S.J.
David Hollenbach, S.J. is both the current University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice and Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College.
David Hollenbach, S.J. is both the current University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice and Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College.
Dennis MacDonald
Dennis Ronald MacDonald is a professor of theology at the Claremont School of Theology in California.
Dennis Ronald MacDonald is a professor of theology at the Claremont School of Theology in California.
Douglas Groothuis
Douglas R. Groothuis (born 1957) is currently Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary.
Douglas R. Groothuis (born 1957) is currently Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary.
Eric Johnson (professor)
Eric L. Johnson is the Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Eric L. Johnson is the Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Francis A. Sullivan
Francis Aloysius Sullivan, S.J. (born May 21, 1922) is an American Catholic theologian and a Jesuit priest.
Francis Aloysius Sullivan, S.J. (born May 21, 1922) is an American Catholic theologian and a Jesuit priest.
G. Porter Taylor
Granville Porter Taylor (born September 17, 1950) is the fifth and current Episcopal Bishop of Western North Carolina and is seated at the Cathedral of All Souls.
Granville Porter Taylor (born September 17, 1950) is the fifth and current Episcopal Bishop of Western North Carolina and is seated at the Cathedral of All Souls.
Gene Amondson
Gene Amondson, was a landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist who was the 2004 US presidential candidate for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nomine...
Gene Amondson, was a landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist who was the 2004 US presidential candidate for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nomine...
George W. Webber (minister)
Rev. George William "Bill" Webber (May 2, 1920 – July 10, 2010) was an American Protestant minister and social activist who served as president of the New York Theological Seminary from 19...
Rev. George William "Bill" Webber (May 2, 1920 – July 10, 2010) was an American Protestant minister and social activist who served as president of the New York Theological Seminary from 19...
Greg Boyd (theologian)
Gregory A. "Greg" Boyd is an evangelical pastor, Christian theologian and author.
Gregory A. "Greg" Boyd is an evangelical pastor, Christian theologian and author.
Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou (April 30, 1771 – June 7, 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
Hosea Ballou (April 30, 1771 – June 7, 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
James Hal Cone
James Hal Cone (born August 5, 1938) is an advocate of Black liberation theology, a theology grounded in the experience of African Americans, and related to other Christian liberation theologies.
James Hal Cone (born August 5, 1938) is an advocate of Black liberation theology, a theology grounded in the experience of African Americans, and related to other Christian liberation theologies.
Jaroslav Pelikan
Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (December 17, 1923–May 13, 2006) was a scholar in the history of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history.
Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (December 17, 1923–May 13, 2006) was a scholar in the history of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history.
John H. Thomas
The Rev. John H. Thomas was the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the Reformed tradition.
The Rev. John H. Thomas was the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the Reformed tradition.
John Hagee
John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is an American founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismatic megachurch with more than 19...
John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is an American founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismatic megachurch with more than 19...
John S. Romanides
John Savvas Romanides (Ιωάννης Σάββας Ρωμανίδης; 1928–2001) was a Greek Orthodox priest, author and professor who, for a long time, represented the Greek Church to the World Council of Churches.
John Savvas Romanides (Ιωάννης Σάββας Ρωμανίδης; 1928–2001) was a Greek Orthodox priest, author and professor who, for a long time, represented the Greek Church to the World Council of Churches.
John Spong
John Shelby Spong (born June 16, 1931 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) is the retired American bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of Newark (based in Newark, New Jersey).
John Shelby Spong (born June 16, 1931 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) is the retired American bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of Newark (based in Newark, New Jersey).
Jon Paulien
Jonathan K. Paulien (born 1949) is a Seventh-day Adventist theologian specializing in the study of books by John in the New Testament (John and Revelation particularly).
Jonathan K. Paulien (born 1949) is a Seventh-day Adventist theologian specializing in the study of books by John in the New Testament (John and Revelation particularly).
Justo Gonzalez
Justo L. González is a Cuban-American Methodist historian, theologian, a prolific author, and an influential contributor in the development of Latino/Latina Hispanic
Theology.
Justo L. González is a Cuban-American Methodist historian, theologian, a prolific author, and an influential contributor in the development of Latino/Latina Hispanic
Theology.
Katie Geneva Cannon
Katie Geneva Cannon (born February 2, 1949) is a Christian theologian associated with womanist theology and liberation theology.
Katie Geneva Cannon (born February 2, 1949) is a Christian theologian associated with womanist theology and liberation theology.
Ligon Duncan
J. Ligon Duncan III (born 1960) is an American Southern Presbyterian scholar and pastor.
J. Ligon Duncan III (born 1960) is an American Southern Presbyterian scholar and pastor.
Lloyd A. Lewis
The Reverend Lloyd Alexander “Tony” Lewis, Jr. has served on the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary from 1978 through 1991 and from 2000 to the present.
The Reverend Lloyd Alexander “Tony” Lewis, Jr. has served on the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary from 1978 through 1991 and from 2000 to the present.
Paul Copan
Paul Copan is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author.
Paul Copan is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author.
Paul Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher.
Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher.
Paul van Buren
Paul Matthews van Buren (1924–1998) was a Christian theologian and author.
Paul Matthews van Buren (1924–1998) was a Christian theologian and author.
Richard Eddy
Richard Eddy, D.D. (21 June 1828 – 16 August 1906) was an American Universalist clergyman, born at Providence, R. I. He was a chaplain of the Sixtieth New York Volunteers during the American Ci...
Richard Eddy, D.D. (21 June 1828 – 16 August 1906) was an American Universalist clergyman, born at Providence, R. I. He was a chaplain of the Sixtieth New York Volunteers during the American Ci...
Richard M. Davidson
Richard M. Davidson is an Old Testament scholar and Seventh-day Adventist.
Richard M. Davidson is an Old Testament scholar and Seventh-day Adventist.
Richard Muller (theologian)
Richard A. Muller (born October 12, 1948, in Flushing, New York) is an American historical theologian.
Richard A. Muller (born October 12, 1948, in Flushing, New York) is an American historical theologian.
Richard S. Kirby
Richard Stephen Kirby (born July 16, 1949, died on September 24, 2009) was a theologian and chaplain with interests in astronomy, cosmology, and futurology.
Richard Stephen Kirby (born July 16, 1949, died on September 24, 2009) was a theologian and chaplain with interests in astronomy, cosmology, and futurology.
Robert M. Bowman, Jr.
Robert M. Bowman Jr. (born 1957), Director of Research at the Institute for Religious Research, is an American Evangelical Christian theologian specializing in the study of apologetics.
Robert M. Bowman Jr. (born 1957), Director of Research at the Institute for Religious Research, is an American Evangelical Christian theologian specializing in the study of apologetics.
Robert P. Imbelli
Rev. Robert P. Imbelli is a Christian Theologian and priest of the Archdiocese of New York.
Rev. Robert P. Imbelli is a Christian Theologian and priest of the Archdiocese of New York.
Roberto S. Goizueta
Roberto S. Goizueta is a Cuban-American, Christian theologian currently holding the Margaret O'Brien Flatley Chair in Catholic Theology at Boston College.
Roberto S. Goizueta is a Cuban-American, Christian theologian currently holding the Margaret O'Brien Flatley Chair in Catholic Theology at Boston College.
Simon J. Kistemaker
Simon J. Kistemaker is a New Testament scholar.
Simon J. Kistemaker is a New Testament scholar.
Simon Kistemaker
Simon Kistemaker is a New Testament scholar.
Simon Kistemaker is a New Testament scholar.
Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas (born July 24, 1940) is a Christian theologian and ethicist.
Stanley Hauerwas (born July 24, 1940) is a Christian theologian and ethicist.
Thom S. Rainer
Thom S. Rainer (born July 16, 1955) is an American author, researcher, speaker, and current president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nash...
Thom S. Rainer (born July 16, 1955) is an American author, researcher, speaker, and current president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nash...
Timothy F. Sedgwick
Timothy F. Sedgwick joined Virginia Theological Seminary in 1997.
Timothy F. Sedgwick joined Virginia Theological Seminary in 1997.
Tremper Longman
Tremper Longman, III is an Old Testament theologian, professor and author of several books, including 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award winner Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Wr...
Tremper Longman, III is an Old Testament theologian, professor and author of several books, including 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award winner Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Wr...
Vernard Eller
Vernard Marion Eller (July 11, 1927 – June 18, 2007) was an American author, Christian pacifist and minister in the Church of the Brethren.
Vernard Marion Eller (July 11, 1927 – June 18, 2007) was an American author, Christian pacifist and minister in the Church of the Brethren.
Victor Reppert
Dr. Victor Reppert (born 1953) is an American philosopher best known for his development of the Argument from Reason.
Dr. Victor Reppert (born 1953) is an American philosopher best known for his development of the Argument from Reason.
Walter Rauschenbusch
Walter Rauschenbusch (October 4, 1861 - July 25, 1918) was a Christian theologian and Baptist minister.
Walter Rauschenbusch (October 4, 1861 - July 25, 1918) was a Christian theologian and Baptist minister.
William A. Heth
William Heth is an American academic, theologian and writer.
William Heth is an American academic, theologian and writer.
William Culbertson III
William Culbertson III (November 18, 1905 – 1971) was notable as a Pastor, a Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church and the fifth President of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
William Culbertson III (November 18, 1905 – 1971) was notable as a Pastor, a Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church and the fifth President of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
William Hendriksen
William Hendriksen was a New Testament scholar and writer of Bible commentaries.
William Hendriksen was a New Testament scholar and writer of Bible commentaries.