2nd century Italian born monk, Archbishop and theologian
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Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
5th century scholar and bishop - one of the most important figures in early Western Christianity
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Barth
20th century highly influential Swiss theologian
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Bultmann
German theologian who called for the demythologisation of the New Testament
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John Calvin (1509-1564)
16th century French theologian and reformer who established Protestantism in Geneva - followers of his theology call themselves Calvinists
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Elizabeth Canham
First British woman to be ordained to the episcopal priesthood in the US
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Church Fathers
Ancient Christian theologians whose writings have been influential for Christians
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Desert Fathers
Early Christian hermits who lived an ascetic life in the Egyptian desert
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John
Author of the 4th Gospel
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Luke
Author of the 3rd Gospel
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Martin Luther
16th century founder of the Protestant Reformation in Europe
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Matthew
Author of the 1st Gospel
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McFague
20th/21st Century American theologian who sees the Earth as God's body
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Moltmann
20th/21st century German theologian famous for his theology of hope in which he asserts that God suffers with humanity and has promised humanity a better future based on the resurrection
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Paley
British priest and philosopher who believed that God's existence could be proved from the design of the natural world
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Paul
1st century apostle who preached Christianity mostly to Gentiles
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Reimarus
16th century German philosopher who denied the supernatural origins of Christianity
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Schweitzer
18th century theologian and medical missionary who viewed Jesus as mistakenly believing in the imminent end of the world
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Suffragettes
Women who fought for the right of women to vote in the late 19th to 20th centuries
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N. T. Wright
20th/21st century English New Testament scholar and former Bishop
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5th century scholar and bishop - one of the most important figures in early Western Christianity
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Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
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20th century highly influential Swiss theologian
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German theologian who called for the demythologisation of the New Testament
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16th century French theologian and reformer who established Protestantism in Geneva - followers of his theology call themselves Calvinists
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