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The following individuals are all known to a significant degree for their work in the field of ... (Christian apologist) I. Irenaeus; William C. Irvine (missionary) J.
C. S. Lewis – Oxford professor and writer; well known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, and for his apologetic Mere Christianity [8] Alister McGrath – biochemist and Christian theologian' founder of "scientific theology" and critic of Richard Dawkins in his book Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life [9]
Kimberly Hahn (née Kirk; born 1957) is an American Catholic apologist and author, and member of the Steubenville City Council. She is the eldest child of Jerry and Patricia Kirk, and is married to apologist and author Scott Hahn. Hahn was born into a Presbyterian family and her father was a minister.
Parliamentarian and political philosopher, best known for pragmatism, considered important to both Enlightenment and conservative thinking. Joseph Butler: 1692–1752: English: Bishop, theologian, Christian apologist, and philosopher. He also played an important, though under appreciated, role in the development of eighteenth-century economic ...
F. F. Bruce (1910–1990), apologist, one of the founders of the modern evangelical understanding of the Bible; A. A. Allen (1911–1970), was a minister with a Pentecostal ministry, associated with the "Voice of Healing" movement. Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984), theologian, philosopher, founder of L'Abri, author of A Christian Manifesto
Christian apologetics (Ancient Greek: ἀπολογία, "verbal defense, speech in defense") [1] is a branch of Christian theology that defends Christianity. [2]Christian apologetics have taken many forms over the centuries, starting with Paul the Apostle in the early church and Patristic writers such as Origen, Augustine of Hippo, Justin Martyr and Tertullian, then continuing with writers ...
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662): Jansenist thinker; [note 2] well known for Pascal's law (physics), Pascal's theorem (math), Pascal's calculator (computing) and Pascal's Wager (theology). [21] John Wilkins, FRS (1614–1672) was an Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. He was Bishop of ...
Rúhíyyih Khanum and a mix of male and female Hands of the Cause formed an interim leadership of the religion for six years prior to the formation of the Universal House of Justice. Later prominent women include Patricia Locke , Jaqueline Left Hand Bull Delahunt , Layli Miller-Muro , and Dr. Susan Maneck , who herself wrote books documenting ...