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

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Giovanni CiampoliAuthor · BooksGiovanni Ciampoli or Giovanni Battista Ciampoli (Florence, 1589 – Iesi, 8 September 1643) was a priest, poet and humanist.
Giovanni della CasaAuthor · BooksGiovanni della Casa (28 June 1503 – 14 November 1556) was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society.
Gottfried ArnoldAuthor · BooksGottfried Arnold (5 September 1666 – 30 May 1714) was a German Lutheran theologian and historian.
Gotthold Ephraim LessingAuthor · BooksGotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment.
Grace AguilarAuthor · BooksGrace Aguilar (2 June 1816 – 16 September 1847) was an English novelist, poet and writer on Jewish history and religion.
Gregor ReischAuthor · BooksGregor Reisch (c. 1467 – 9 May 1525) was a German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar.
Gregory of ElviraAuthor · BooksGregory Baeticus (died c. 392) was the bishop of Elvira, in the province of Baetica, Spain.
Gregory of NarekAuthor · BooksGrigor Narekatsi (anglicized as Gregory of Narek; c. 950 – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian.
Gregory of NazianzusAuthor · BooksGregory of Nazianzus (ɣriˈɣori.os o nazi.anziˈnos; c. 329 – 25 January 390), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was an early Roman Christian theologian and…
Gregory of TatevAuthor · BooksGregory of Tatev, or Grigor Tatevatsi (1346–1409 or 1410) was an Armenian philosopher, theologian and a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Gregory PalamasAuthor · BooksGregory Palamas (c. 1296 – 14 November 1359) was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period.
Grzegorz PiramowiczAuthor · BooksIllustration — Grzegorz Piramowicz
Guibert of NogentAuthor · BooksGuibert de Nogent (c. 1055 – 1124) was a Benedictine historian, theologian, and author of autobiographical memoirs.
Gustaf AulénPerson · Music memorabiliaHildebrand) (1850 - 1891)
Gustav SeyffarthAuthor · BooksGustav Seyffarth (13 July 179617 November 1885) was a German-American Egyptologist, born in Uebigau, in the Electorate of Saxony.
Hans KüngAuthor · BooksHans Küng (19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author.
Hans Urs von BalthasarAuthor · BooksHans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905, Lucerne – 26 June 1988, Basel) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered one of the most important Catholic theologians of the…
Harry Emerson FosdickAuthor · BooksFirst Presbyterian Church ("Old First" of Manhattan), New York City, NY, 1918–25
Heinrich BüntingAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Bünting (1545 – 30 December 1606) was a German Protestant pastor and theologian.
Heiric of AuxerreAuthor · BooksHeiric of Auxerre (841–876) was a French Benedictine theologian and writer. An oblate of the abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, he studied with Lupus Servatus and Haimo of Auxerre.
Heliodoro de PaivaPerson · Music memorabiliaDom Heliodoro de Paiva (fl. Coimbra, 1552) was a Portuguese composer, philosopher, and theologian.
Henri GrégoireAuthor · BooksHenri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire (4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary…
Henrik WergelandAuthor · BooksHenrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist.
Henry AldrichDesigner · DesignHenry Aldrich (15 January 1648 – 14 December 1710) was an English scholar, clergyman, architect, and composer.
Henry AlfordAuthor · BooksHenry Alford was a theologian, hymnwriter, writer, pastor, biblical scholar and poet (1810–1871). He was born in London and died in Canterbury.
Henry Francis LyteAuthor · BooksHenry Francis Lyte (1 June 1793 – 20 November 1847) was a British Anglican divine, hymnodist and poet who wrote the hymn Abide with Me.
Henry Ward BeecherAuthor · BooksHenry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis…
Hubert LanguetAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hubert Languet
Hussein-Ali MontazeriAuthor · BooksHussein-Ali Montazeri Najafabadi (24 September 1922 – 19 December 2009) was an Iranian cleric, politician, theologian, writer, and activist who served as the first and only deputy supreme…
Hyam MaccobyAuthor · BooksHyam Maccoby (1924–2004) was a Jewish-British scholar and dramatist specialising in the study of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions.
Ibas of EdessaAuthor · BooksIbas of Edessa (Ihiba or Hiba; 28 October 457) was bishop of Edessa (c. 435 – 457) and was born in Syria.
Ibn al-AdimAuthor · BooksKamāl al-Dīn Abū ʾl-Ḳāsim ʿUmar ibn Aḥmad ibn Hibat Allāh Ibn al-ʿAdīm (1192–1262) was an Arab biographer and historian from Aleppo.
Ibn KhallikanAuthor · BooksShams al-Din Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm bin Abū Bakr ibn Khallikān (22 September 1211 – 30 October 1282), better known as Ibn Khallikān, was a renowned Islamic historian who compiled…
Ibn QutaybahAuthor · BooksAbū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī (Ibn Qutaybah; c.
Ildephonsus of ToledoAuthor · BooksIldefonsus or Ildephonsus (rarely Ildephoses or Ildefonse; Spanish: San Ildefonso; c. 8 December A.D. 607 – 23 January A.D.
Imam BirgiviAuthor · BooksMuhammad Birgivi (1523–1573), full name Taqī al-Dīn Muhammad ibn Pīr ʿAlī al-Birgivi and known simply as Imam Birgivi, was a Hanafi Muslim jurist and scholar who lived during the rule of…
Immanuel Hermann FichteAuthor · BooksImmanuel Hermann Fichte (lang; ennobled as Immanuel Hermann von Fichte in 1863; 18 July 1796 – 8 August 1879) was a German philosopher and son of Johann Gottlieb Fichte.
Increase MatherAuthor · BooksIncrease Mather (June 21 (O.S.), 1639 – August 23 (O.S.), 1723) was a New England Puritan clergyman who served as the sixth president of Harvard College from 1685 to 1701.
Irineos GalanakisAuthor · BooksIllustration — Agia Triada Museio.png
Isaac AbrabanelAuthor · BooksIsaac ben Judah Abarbanel (&lrm; 1437–1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel (also spelled Abravanel, Avravanel or Abrabanel), was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible…
Isaac da CostaAuthor · BooksIsaäc da Costa (14 January 1798 – 28 April 1860) was a Jewish Dutch poet.
Isaac WattsAuthor · BooksIsaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician.
Israel KolmodinAuthor · BooksIsrael Gustaf Kolmodin (24 December 1643 – 19 April 1709) was a Swedish hymnwriter and Lutheran priest, active in the Church of Sweden.
Izidor CankarAuthor · BooksIllustration — Izidor Cankar in the 1920s
Jacob NeusnerAuthor · BooksJacob Neusner (July 28, 1932 – October 8, 2016) was an American academic scholar of Judaism.
Jacob of MiesAuthor · BooksJacob of Mies (Jakoubek ze Stříbra, Jacobellus de Misa; 1372 – 9 August 1429) was a Czech reformer from the Kingdom of Bohemia and colleague of Jan Hus.
Jacques Davy DuperronAuthor · BooksJacques Davy Duperron (ʒak davi dypɛʁɔ̃; 15 November 1556 – 6 December 1618) was a French politician and Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Jacques Paul MigneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jacques-Paul Migne, engraving by E. Tailland
Jakob KnudsenAuthor · BooksJakob Christian Lindberg Knudsen (14 September 1858 – 21 January 1917) was a Danish author, educator and clergyman.
Jakob WimpfelingAuthor · BooksJakob Wimpfeling (25 July 1450 – 17 November 1528) was an Alsatian Renaissance humanist and theologian.
Jakub WujekAuthor · BooksJakub Wujek (1541 – 27 April 1597) was a Polish Jesuit, religious writer, Doctor of Theology, Vice-Chancellor of the Vilnius Academy and translator of the Bible into Polish.
James S. WhiteAuthor · Books
Jan BrożekAuthor · BooksJan Brożek or Johannes Broscius (November 1585 – 21 November 1652) was the most prominent Polish mathematician of his era and an early biographer of Copernicus.
Jan HusAuthor · BooksJan Hus (lang; c. 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Goose or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as Iohannes Hus or Johannes Huss, was a Czech Christian…
Jean MabillonAuthor · BooksDom Jean Mabillon, (ʒɑ̃ mabijɔ̃; 23 November 1632 – 27 December 1707) was a French Benedictine monk and scholar of the Congregation of Saint Maur.
Jerzy NowosielskiArtist · PaintingsJerzy Nowosielski was died 21 February 2011) was a Polish painter, graphic artist, scenographer, illustrator and Eastern Orthodox theologian.
Joachim Heinrich CampeAuthor · Books(date and artist unknown)
Joachim NeanderPerson · Music memorabiliaJoachim Neander (165031 May 1680) was a German Calvinist teacher, theologian and hymnwriter whose most famous hymn is Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (Lobe den…
Jochen KlepperAuthor · BooksJoachim Georg Wilhelm Klepper (22 March 1903 – 11 December 1942) was a German Christian writer, poet and journalist.
Johan AbelingAuthor · BooksJohann Philipp Abelin was a German chronicler whose career straddled the 16th and 17th centuries. He was born, probably, at Strasbourg, and died there between 1634 and 1637.
Johan Henrik ThomanderAuthor · BooksJohan Henrik Thomander (16 June 1798 – 9 July 1865) was a Swedish professor, bishop, translator and author.
Johan Nordahl BrunAuthor · BooksJohan Nordahl Brun (21 March 1745 – 26 July 1816) was a Norwegian-Danish poet, dramatist, bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin (1804–1816), and politician who contributed significantly to the…
Johan Olof WallinAuthor · BooksJohan Olof Wallin (15 October 1779 – 30 June 1839) was a Swedish minister, orator, poet and later Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden between 1837 and 1839.
Johann ArndtAuthor · BooksJohann Arndt was a writer, parson, independent publisher, court chaplain, superintendent and protestant theologian (1555–1621). He was born in Ballenstedt and died in Celle.
Johann Ernst GlückAuthor · BooksJohann Ernst Glück (Johans Ernsts Gliks; 18 May 1654 – 5 May 1705) was a German translator and Lutheran theologian active in Livonia, which is now in Latvia.
Johann Geiler von KaisersbergAuthor · BooksJohann Geiler von Kaysersberg (16 March 1445 – 10 March 1510) was an Alsatian priest, considered one of the greatest of the popular preachers of the 15th century.
Johann Georg HamannAuthor · BooksJohann Georg Hamann (lang; 27 August 1730 – 21 June 1788) was a German Lutheran philosopher from Königsberg.
Johann GerhardAuthor · BooksJohannes Gerhard (17 October 1582 – 17 August 1637) was a Lutheran church leader and Lutheran Scholastic theologian during the period of Orthodoxy.
Johann GramannAuthor · BooksJohann Gramann or Graumann (5 July 1487 – 29 April 1541), also known by his pen name Johannes Poliander, was a German pastor, theologian, teacher, humanist, reformer, and Lutheran leader.
Johann Jakob GriesbachAuthor · BooksJohann Jakob Griesbach (4 January 1745 – 24 March 1812) was a German biblical textual critic.
Johann LeisentritPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Etching of Johannes Leisentritt from 1562
Johann Martin MillerAuthor · BooksJohann Martin Miller (3 December 1750 in Ulm – 21 June 1814 in Ulm) was a German theologian and writer.
Johann Michael SailerAuthor · BooksJohann Michael Sailer (17 October 1751 – 20 May 1832) was a German Jesuit theologian and philosopher, and Bishop of Regensburg. Sailer was a major contributor to the Catholic Enlightenment.
Johann Nikolaus GötzAuthor · BooksJohann Nikolaus Götz (July 9, 1721 – November 4, 1781) was a German poet from Worms.
Johann Peter HebelAuthor · BooksJohann Peter Hebel (10 May 1760 – 22 September 1826) was a German short story writer, dialectal poet, Lutheran theologian and pedagogue, most famous for a collection of Alemannic lyric…
Johann ReuchlinAuthor · BooksJohann Reuchlin (lang; 29 January 1455 – 30 June 1522), sometimes called Johannes, was a German Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day…
Johann ZahnAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohann Zahn (29 March 1641, Karlstadt am Main – 27 June 1707) was the seventeenth-century German author of Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus Sive Telescopium (Würzburg, 1685).
Johannes PfefferkornAuthor · BooksJohannes Pfefferkorn (original given name Joseph; 1469 – October 22, 1521) was a German Catholic theologian and writer who converted from Judaism.
Johannes Valentinus AndreaeAuthor · BooksJohannes Valentinus Andreae (17 August 1586 – 27 June 1654), also known as Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Johann Valentin Andreae, was a German theologian and writer.
John Amos ComeniusAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský; Johann Amos Comenius; Jan Amos Komeński; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius;
John BaleAuthor · BooksJohn Bale (21 November 1495 – November 1563) was an English churchman, historian controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory in Ireland.
John CalvinAuthor · BooksJohn Calvin (Jehan Cauvin; Jean Calvin ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
John DominiciAuthor · BooksGiovanni Dominici, OP (English: John Dominic c. 1355 – 10 June 1419) was an Italian Catholic prelate and Dominican who became a cardinal.
John HageeAuthor · BooksJohn Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is an American pastor and televangelist. He founded John Hagee Ministries, which telecasts to the United States and Canada.
John Henry NewmanAuthor · BooksJohn Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet.
John of DamascusPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 676; the precise date and place of his
John Stevens Cabot AbbottAuthor · BooksJohn Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805June 17, 1877) was an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
John WitherspoonAuthor · BooksJohn Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, and a Founding Father of the United States.
John WycliffeAuthor · BooksJohn Wycliffe (also spelled Wyclif, Wickliffe, Wicklyf etc; c. 1328 – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, Christian reformer, Catholic priest, and a theology professor…
John ZonarasAuthor · BooksJoannes or John Zonaras (c. 1070 – c.
José Francisco de IslaAuthor · BooksIllustration — José Francisco de Isla
Joseph Blanco WhiteAuthor · BooksIllustration — Pencil sketch by Joseph Slater
Joseph HertzAuthor · BooksJoseph Herman Hertz (25 September 1872 – 14 January 1946) was a British Rabbi and biblical scholar.
Joseph MurphyAuthor · BooksJoseph Denis Murphy (May 20, 1898 – December 16, 1981) was an Irish writer and New Thought minister, ordained in Divine Science and Religious Science
Josip Juraj StrossmayerAuthor · BooksJosip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (Joseph Georg Strossmayer; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor.
Jožef SmejAuthor · BooksJožef Smej (15 February 1922 – 21 November 2020) was a Slovene prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Juan Luis SegundoAuthor · BooksJuan Luis Segundo (March 31, 1925, in Montevideo, Uruguay – January 17, 1996, in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan theologian and Jesuit priest who was an important figure in the movement known…
Kadi Burhan al-DinAuthor · BooksKadi Ahmad Burhan al-Din (8 January 1345, Kayseri – c. 1398, Sivas) was a Turcoman poet, scholar, and statesman.
Karel KašparAuthor · Books
Karen ArmstrongAuthor · BooksKaren Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion.
Karl Adolph GjellerupAuthor · BooksKarl Adolph Gjellerup (lang; 2 June 1857 – 11 October 1919) was a Danish poet and novelist who together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917.
Karl GerokAuthor · BooksKarl Gerok (January 30, 1815 Vaihingen - January 14, 1890 Stuttgart) was a German preacher and religious poet.
Konrad of MegenbergAuthor · BooksConrad of Megenberg (Konrad von Megenberg, Conradus Megenbergensis; 1309–1374) was a German Catholic scholar, and a writer.
Konrad PellikanAuthor · BooksIllustration — Konrad Pellikan
Konstantinas SirvydasAuthor · BooksKonstantinas Sirvydas (rarely referred as Konstantinas Širvydas; Constantinus Szyrwid; Konstanty Szyrwid; c.
Kurt KochAuthor · BooksCardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2021-)
Kurt MartiAuthor · BooksKurt Marti (31 January 1921 – Bern, 11 February 2017) was a Swiss theologian and poet. His poetry often has theological and religious aspects to it.
Lea AckermannAuthor · BooksLea Ackermann (2 February 1937 – 31 October 2023) was a German Catholic nun of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, an activist fighting sex tourism and forced prostitution, first…
Leo AllatiusAuthor · BooksLeo Allatius (c. 1586 – January 1669) was a Greek scholar, theologian, and keeper of the Vatican Library.
Lorenzo ScupoliAuthor · BooksFrancesco Scupoli (c. 1530 – 26 November 1610), better known by his religious name Lorenzo Scupoli, was a Neapolitan Catholic priest, most notable for his authorship of The Spiritual Combat…
Ludwig FeuerbachAuthor · BooksLudwig Andreas Feuerbach (lang; 28 July 1804 – 13 September 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist who was a leading figure among the Young Hegelians.
Ludwig Gotthard KosegartenPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Gotthard Kosegarten (1 February 1758 – 26 October 1818), also known as Ludwig Theobul or Ludwig Theoboul, was a German poet and Lutheran preacher.
Luís FróisAuthor · BooksLuís Fróis (1532 – 8 July 1597) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and missionary who worked in Asia, most notably Japan, during the second half of the 16th century.
Lyman BeecherAuthor · BooksLyman Beecher (October 12, 1775 – January 10, 1863) was an American Presbyterian minister and abolitionist.
Mahmoud Muhammad TahaDesigner · DesignMahmoud Mohammed Taha (1909 – 18 January 1985), also known as Ustaz Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, was a Sudanese religious thinker, leader, and trained engineer.
Mahmud al-AlusiAuthor · BooksAbū al-Thanā’ Shihāb ad-Dīn Sayyid Maḥmūd ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Ḥusaynī al-Ālūsī al-Baghdādī (&lrm;
MaironisAuthor · BooksMaironis was the pen name of Jonas Mačiulis (2 November 1862 – 28 June 1932), a Lithuanian Roman Catholic priest and one of the most known and influential Lithuanian poets, especially of…
Man Haron MonisAuthor · BooksPostal harassment (convicted), sexual assaults, accessory to murder
Mark HopkinsAuthor · BooksMark Hopkins (February 4, 1802 – June 17, 1887) was an American educator and Congregationalist theologian, president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872.
Marko RupnikArtist · PaintingsMarko Ivan Rupnik (born 28 November 1954) is a Slovenian Catholic priest, theologian, mosaic artist, former Jesuit, and alleged rapist.

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