Encyclopedia subject

Theologians

378 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abbé AubertAuthor · BooksJean-Louis Aubert (15 February 1731 in Paris – 10 November 1814 in Paris), called the Abbé Aubert, was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer Jacques…
Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin QushayriAuthor · BooksAbd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayri was a mutakallim, writer, poet, mystic and theologian (986–1072). He was born in Ustuwā and died in Nishapur.
Abdelkader El DjezairiAuthor · BooksAbd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (between 1806 and 1808 – 26 May 1883), known as Emir Abdelkader or ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Jazaʾiri, was an Arab Algerian religious and military leader who…
Abdul Qadir GilaniAuthor · BooksAbdul Qadir Gilani (c. 1077 or 1078) was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi mystic leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders.
Abraham CaloviusAuthor · BooksAbraham Calovius (also Abraham Calov or Abraham Kalau; 16 April 161225 February 1686) was a Lutheran theologian, and was one of the champions of Lutheran orthodoxy in the 17th century.
Abū-Sa'īd Abul-KhayrAuthor · BooksIllustration — Mausoleum of Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr
Ada María Isasi-DíazAuthor · BooksAda María Isasi-Díaz (March 22, 1943 – May 13, 2012) was a Cuban-American theologian who served as professor emerita of ethics and theology at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
Adam of BremenAuthor · BooksAdam of Bremen (Adamus Bremensis; Adam von Bremen; before 1050 – 12 October 1081/1085) was a German medieval chronicler. He lived and worked in the second half of the eleventh century.
Ælfric of EynshamAuthor · BooksÆlfric of Eynsham (Alfricus, Elphricus; c. 955) was an English abbot and a student of Æthelwold of Winchester, and a consummate, prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homilies,…
Ahmed Raza Khan BarelviAuthor · BooksAhmad Raza Khan Barelvi (14 June 1856 – 28 October 1921) was an Indian Islamic scholar who is considered as one of the founders of the Barelvi movement.
Al-GhazaliAuthor · BooksAl-Ghazali, (Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ghazālī Ṭūsi (c. 1058 – 19 December 1111), Latinized as Algazelus, was a Shafi'i Sunni Muslim Persian scholar and polymath.
Al-MaqriziAuthor · BooksAl-Maqrīzī (full name Taqī al-Dīn Abū al-'Abbās Aḥmad ibn 'Alī ibn 'Abd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad al-Maqrīzī, تقي الدين أحمد بن علي بن عبد القادر بن محمد المقريزي;
al-Qadi al-NuʿmanAuthor · BooksAbū Ḥanīfa Ali ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥayyūn al-Tamīmiyy, generally known as al-Qāḍī al-Nu‘mān (القاضي النعمان) or as ibn Ḥayyūn (ابن حيون) (died 974 CE/363 AH)…
Al-ZamakhshariAuthor · BooksAbu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent.
Alain of LilleAuthor · BooksAlain de Lille (Alan of Lille; Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; c. He was born in Lille some time before 1128.
Albert SchweglerAuthor · BooksAlbert Schwegler (10 February 18195 January 1857) was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian.
Alberto Methol FerréAuthor · BooksAlberto René Methol Ferré (Montevideo, 31 March 1929 – 15 November 2009) was a Uruguayan thinker, writer, journalist, teacher, historian and theologian.
Albertus MagnusAuthor · BooksAlbertus Magnus (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia, Albert von Bollstadt, or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher,…
Alexander Gottlieb BaumgartenAuthor · BooksAlexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (lang; 17 July 1714 – 27 May 1762) was a German philosopher. He established aesthetics as a philosophical discipline.
Alexander HislopAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Alexander Hislop
Alexander MenAuthor · Books
Alexander NeckamAuthor · BooksAlexander Neckam (8 September 115731 March 1217) was an English poet, theologian, and writer. He was an abbot of Cirencester Abbey from 1213 until his death.
Alexei KhomyakovAuthor · BooksIllustration — Self-portrait (1842)
Alfonso de ValdésAuthor · BooksIllustration — Presumed portrait of Alfonso de Valdes
Alfred North WhiteheadAuthor · BooksAlfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher.
Alister McGrathAuthor · BooksAlister Edgar McGrath FRSA (born 1953) is an Irish theologian, Anglican priest, intellectual historian, scientist, Christian apologist, and public intellectual.
Allan BoesakAuthor · BooksAllan Aubrey Boesak (born 23 February 1946) is a South African Dutch Reformed Church cleric, politician and anti-apartheid activist.
Andrija Kačić MiošićAuthor · BooksAndrija Kačić Miošić (17 April 1704 – 14 December 1760) was a Croatian writer, poet and Franciscan friar.
Angelus SilesiusAuthor · BooksAngelus Silesius, OFM (c. 16249 July 1677), born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest, physician, mystic and religious poet.
Anna Maria van SchurmanEngraver · PrintsAnna Maria van Schurman (November 5, 1607 – May 4, 1678) was a Dutch painter, engraver, poet, classical scholar, philosopher, and feminist writer who is best known for her exceptional…
Anne HutchinsonAuthor · BooksAnne Hutchinson (Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was an English-born religious figure who was an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the nascent Massachusetts…
Anselm GrünAuthor · BooksAnselm Grün (in English also: Anselm Gruen), OSB (born 14 January 1945 in Junkershausen, Germany) is a German Benedictine monk.
Anthony Winkler PrinsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Anthony Winkler Prins
Antoine ArnauldAuthor · BooksAntoine Arnauld (French: [ɑ̃twan aʁno]; 6 February 1612 – 8 August 1694) was a French Catholic theologian, priest, philosopher and mathematician.
Antoinette BourignonAuthor · BooksAntoinette Bourignon de la Porte (13 January 161630 October 1680) was a French-Flemish mystic and adventurer.
Anton KorošecAuthor · BooksAnton Korošec (lang; 12 May 1872 – 14 December 1940) was a Slovene Yugoslav politician, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a Roman Catholic priest and a noted orator.
Anton Martin SlomšekAuthor · BooksBlessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death.
Anton PraetoriusAuthor · BooksAnton Praetorius (1560 – 6 December 1613) was a German Calvinist pastor who spoke out against the persecution of witches (witchhunts, witchcraft trials) and against torture.
Arnobius the YoungerAuthor · BooksArnobius the Younger (Arnobius Junior) was a Christian priest or bishop in Gaul, who wrote from Rome around the year 460.
Arnoldus MontanusAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Arnoldus Montanus, 1680, Ambassades Mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces unies, vers les Empereurs du Japon.
Athenagoras of AthensAuthor · Books115 – c. 190 AD) was an Ante-Nicene Church Father, a Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was…
August HalmPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Otto Halm (26 October 1869 – 1 February 1929) was a German music theorist, music educationist and composer.
Augusta Emma StetsonAuthor · BooksIllustration — Augusta Stetson, c.
Augustine of HippoAuthor · BooksAugustine of Hippo (USalso; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also well-known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste,…
Baba TahirAuthor · BooksBaba Tahir or Baba Taher Oryan Hamadani was an 11th-century dervish poet from Hamadan, Iran who lived during the reign of Tugril of the Seljuk dynasty over Iran.
Babai the GreatAuthor · BooksBabai the Great (ܒܵܒܲܝ ܪܲܒܵܐ bābay rabbā, c. 551 – 628) was an early church father of the Church of the East.
Bahya ibn PaqudaAuthor · BooksBahyā ibn Pāqudā (Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda, Pekudah, Bakuda), c. 1050–1120, was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in the Taifa of Zaragoza in al-Andalus (now Spain).
Balthasar RussowAuthor · BooksIllustration — The Chronicle of Livonia by Balthasar Russow, published in 1578
Bart de LigtAuthor · BooksBartholomeus de Ligt (17 July 1883 – 3 September 1938) was a Dutch anarcho-pacifist and antimilitarist. He is chiefly known for his support of conscientious objectors.
Bartholomew AnglicusAuthor · BooksBartholomaeus Anglicus (before 1203–1272), also known as Bartholomew the Englishman and Berthelet, was an early 13th-century scholastic of Paris, a member of the Franciscan order.
Bengt PohjanenPerson · Film memorabiliaBengt Erik Benedictus Pohjanen (born 26 June 1944 in Kassa in Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden), is a Swedish author, translator and priest living in Överkalix.
Bernardino OchinoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by an unknown author, 1748
Bhai Vir SinghAuthor · BooksBhai Vir Singh was an Indian poet, writer, novelist, scholar and theologian (1872–1957). He was born in Amritsar.
Blaise PascalAuthor · BooksBlaise Pascal (19June 162319August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
Bo GiertzAuthor · BooksBo Harald Giertz (lang; 31 August 1905 – 12 July 1998) was a Swedish Lutheran theologian, novelist and bishop of the Gothenburg Lutheran Diocese from 1949 to 1970.
BonaventureAuthor · BooksBonaventure (born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Carlo AgostiniAuthor · Books
Charles CotinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles Cotin (1604–1681)
Charles de BovellesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles de Bovelles by Mathieu Bléville, basilica of Saint-Quentin, 1521
Charles SealsfieldAuthor · BooksCharles Sealsfield was the pseudonym of Austrian-American novelist and journalist Carolus Magnus Postl (3 March 1793 – 26 May 1864), an advocate for a German democracy.
Charles WilliamsAuthor · BooksCharles Williams was a British writer, poet, novelist, screenwriter, literary critic and theologian (1886–1945). He was born in London and died in Oxford.
Christian Gotthilf SalzmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
Christian Knorr von RosenrothAuthor · BooksChristian Knorr von Rosenroth (15/16 July 1636 – 4 May 1689) was a German Christian Hebraist and Christian Cabalist born in Alt-Raudten (today Stara Rudna) in Silesia.
Christoph Christian SturmAuthor · BooksIllustration — Christoph Christian Sturm
Cornelius a LapideAuthor · BooksCornelius Cornelii a Lapide, SJ (né Cornelis Cornelissen van den Steen; 28 December 1567 – 12 March 1637) was a Flemish Jesuit priest and noted exegete of Sacred Scripture.[1]
Daniel B. WallaceAuthor · BooksDaniel Baird Wallace (born June 5, 1952) is an American professor of New Testament Studies in Dallas Theological Seminary.
David FabriciusAuthor · Maps and atlasesDavid Fabricius (9 March 1564 – 7 May 1617) was a Frisian pastor who made two major discoveries in the early days of telescopic astronomy, jointly with his eldest son, Johannes Fabricius…
David JorisArtist · PaintingsDavid Joris (c. 1501 – 25 August 1556, sometimes Jan Jorisz or Joriszoon; formerly anglicised David Gorge) was an important Anabaptist leader in the Netherlands before 1540.
David NinovAuthor · BooksBishop of Strumitsa (Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric) (2008–2023)
David WilkersonAuthor · BooksDavid Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade.
Davor DžaltoArtist · SculptureDavor Džalto (Давор Џалто; born 17 May 1980) is an artist, art historian, theologian and philosopher of Bosnian-Herzegovinian origin.
Dennis PragerAuthor · BooksDennis Mark Prager (born August 2, 1948) is an American conservative radio talk show host, political commentator, and writer.
Diego López de CogolludoAuthor · Books
Dietrich von HildebrandAuthor · BooksDietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand (lang; 12 October 1889 – 26 January 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and religious writer.
Dirck Volckertszoon CoornhertEngraver · PrintsDirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (152229 October 1590), also known as Theodore Cornhert, was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian, and artist.
Dominic BarberiPerson · Music memorabiliaDominic Barberi, CP (22 June 1792 – 27 August 1849) was an Italian Passionist priest who was prominent in spreading Catholicism in England in the 19th century, including to John Henry…
Dominik DukaAuthor · Books
Don CupittAuthor · BooksDon Cupitt (22 May 1934 – 18 January 2025) was an English philosopher of religion and academic of Christian theology.
Duns ScotusAuthor · BooksJohn Duns Scotus ('Duns the Scot'; c. 1265/66 – 8 November 1308) was a Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher and theologian.
Eduard ZellerAuthor · BooksEduard Gottlob Zeller (German: [ˈtsɛlɐ]; 22 January 1814 – 19 March 1908) was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian of the Tübingen School of theology.
Elias BlixAuthor · BooksElias Blix (24 February 1836 – 17 January 1902) was a Norwegian professor, theologian, hymn writer, and a politician for the Liberal Party.
Emmanuel SwedenborgAuthor · BooksEmanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 168829 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
Erasmus AlberusAuthor · BooksErasmus Alberus (c. 1500 – 5 May 1553) was a German humanist, Lutheran reformer, and poet.
Erdmann NeumeisterAuthor · BooksErdmann Neumeister (12 May 1671 – 18 August 1756) was a German Lutheran pastor and hymnologist.
Éric de Moulins-BeaufortAuthor · BooksÉric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 30 January 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018.
Ernesto CardenalArtist · SculptureErnesto Cardenal Martínez (20 January 1925 – 1 March 2020) was a Nicaraguan Catholic priest, revolutionary, poet, and politician.
Erwin KräutlerAuthor · BooksErwin Kräutler C.Pp.S. (born 12 July 1939 in Koblach, Austria) is a Roman Catholic bishop who headed the Territorial Prelature of Xingu from 1981 until 2015.
Evgenios VoulgarisAuthor · BooksEugenios Voulgaris or Boulgaris (1716–1806) was a Greek Orthodox cleric, author, educator, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher.
Ezra AbbotAuthor · BooksEzra Abbot (April 28, 1819, Jackson, MaineMarch 21, 1884, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American biblical scholar.
Felix Maria DavídekAuthor · BooksFelix Maria Davídek (12 January 1921 – 18 August 1988) was a Czech bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and poet.
Firmin AbauzitAuthor · BooksFirmin Abauzit (11 November 167920 March 1767) was a French scholar who worked on physics, theology and philosophy, and served as librarian in Geneva (Republic of Geneva) during his final…
Francis de SalesAuthor · Books
Francis HutchesonAuthor · BooksFrancis Hutcheson was a British and Irish philosopher, economist, theologian, writer and university teacher (1694–1746). He was born in Drumalig and died in Dublin.
François FénelonAuthor · BooksFrançois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S, more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
Franz KamphausAuthor · BooksFranz Kamphaus (2 February 1932 – 28 October 2024) was a German Catholic prelate, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Limburg.
Frederic FarrarAuthor · BooksDean Frederic William Farrar (Bombay, 7 August 1831 – Canterbury, 22 March 1903) was a senior-ranking cleric of the Church of England, philologist, author and schoolteacher.
Frederick BuechnerAuthor · BooksCarl Frederick Buechner (July 11, 1926 – August 15, 2022) was an American author, Presbyterian minister, preacher, and theologian.
Frederick Denison MauriceAuthor · BooksJohn Frederick Denison Maurice (29 August 1805 – 1 April 1872), commonly known as F. D. Maurice, was an English Anglican priest and theologian.
Frei BettoAuthor · BooksCarlos Alberto Libânio Christo (born 1944), better known as Frei Betto, is a Brazilian writer, political activist, philosopher, liberation theologian, and Dominican friar.
Friedrich DedekindAuthor · BooksIllustration — Friedrich Dedekind
Friedrich Heinrich JacobiAuthor · BooksFriedrich Heinrich Jacobi (lang; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was a German philosopher, writer and socialite.
Friedrich SpeePerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Spee (also Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld; February 25, 1591 – August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most well known as a forceful opponent of witch…
Friedrich von HügelAuthor · BooksFriedrich von Hügel (born Friedrich Maria Aloys Franz Karl Freiherr von Hügel, usually known as Baron von Hügel;
Fulbert of ChartresAuthor · BooksFulbert of Chartres (Fulbert de Chartres; 952–970–10 April 1028) was the Bishop of Chartres from 1006 to 1028 and a teacher at the Cathedral school there.
G. E. M. AnscombeAuthor · Books
Gaius Marius VictorinusAuthor · BooksGaius Marius Victorinus (also known as Victorinus Afer) was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician and Neoplatonic philosopher.
Gamal al-BannaAuthor · BooksGamal al-Banna (also: Jamal al-Banna; &lrm; 15 December 1920 – 30 January 2013) was an Egyptian author, and trade unionist.
Geoffrey of VendômeAuthor · BooksIllustration — In this miniature, Geoffrey, with a nimbus, kneels before Christ, who sits on a globe.
Georg BraunAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorg Braun (also Brunus, Bruin; 1541 – 10 March 1622) was a German topo-geographer.
Georg Joseph VoglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler (15 June 1749 – 6 May 1814), was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.
Georg Michael TelemannPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Michael Telemann (20 April 1748 – 4 March 1831) was a German composer and theologian.
Georg RatzingerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Ratzinger PA (15 January 1924 – 1 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of…
George FoxAuthor · Books
Gershom ben JudahAuthor · BooksGershom ben Judah, (c. 960–1040) best known as Rabbeinu Gershom ("Our teacher Gershom") and also commonly known to scholars of Rabbinic Judaism by the title Rabbeinu Gershom Me'Or Hagolah…
Gershom ScholemAuthor · BooksGershom Scholem (5 December 1897 – 21 February 1982) was a German philosopher and historian.
Gianfranco RavasiAuthor · Books
Gilbert de La PorréeAuthor · BooksGilbert de la Porrée (lang; after 1085 – 4 September 1154), also known as Gilbert of Poitiers, Gilbertus Porretanus or Pictaviensis, was a scholastic logician and theologian and Bishop of…
Giles of ViterboAuthor · BooksGiles Antonini commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo (Ægidius Viterbensis, Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian prelate, reforming theologian, orator, humanist and…
Giovanni Battista RiccioliAuthor · Maps and atlasesGiovanni Battista Riccioli (17 April 1598 – 25 June 1671) was an Italian astronomer and a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order.
Giovanni CaglieroPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Cagliero SDB (11 January 1838 – 28 February 1926) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked as a missionary in South America and served as Apostolic Delegate to…

Related subjects

19th-century theologians74
20th-century theologians67
German theologians58
18th-century theologians47
16th-century theologians45
17th-century theologians36
American theologians27
15th-century theologians25
French theologians20

All subjects Return to the Encyclopedia