131 Christians Everyone Should Know (Theologians) - Isaac Hernandez

Jacob Arminius

(1560-1609) Dutch theologian who rejected predestination, preaching that salvation could be attained through the acceptance of God's grace and was open to all, not just the elect.

Augustine of Hippo

(354 - 430) Bishop of Hippo who wrote Confessions and City of God, which formed the basis for the doctrine of man's salvation by divine grace for the church.

Karl Barth

A Swiss Protestant theologian who said people were sinful and that religious truth was made know to humans only through God's grace, and people just had to accept God as true and be obedient.

Jonathan Edwards

American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758) He wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Athanasius

Five-time exile for fighting "orthodoxy" (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism (an influential heresy denying the divinity of Christ)

Anselm of Canterbury

He wrote Why Did God Become a Man? 1033-1109) "The Father of Scholasticism" was a Benedictine monk who, seeking to defend faith by reasoning, created the first ontological argument to prove the existence of God.

John of Damascus

He wrote the Fount of Wisdom and supported the use of icons; his reasoning was that christ was an "icon" of the holy spirit, therefore to deny icons is to deny christ

Thomas Aquinas

The Brilliant "Dumb Ox" He wrote Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology.

Martin Luther

a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.

John Calvin

religious reformer who believed in predestination and a strict sense of morality for society