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Top Ten Theologians: #10 – Irenaeus
Irenaeus’s World In order to appreciate Irenaeus, we need to have a working knowledge of three major elements playing a crucial role in Irenaeus’s world. First: Persecution In 177AD several old men...
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Top Ten Theologians: #9 – Karl Barth
I anticipate, of all the Top Ten Theologians, Karl Barth (pronounced Bart) will be the most debated theologian on the list. I wrestled more with his inclusion and position on the list than I did with...
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Top Ten Theologians: #8 – Anselm
In order to appreciate Anselm, #8 on our list of Top Ten Theologians, we must have a working knowledge of Anselm’s world. Let’s take a look at two events which need to be in our minds to appreciate...
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Top Ten Theologians: #7 – C.S. Lewis
Our count down of Top Ten Theologians continues with #7: C.S. Lewis. His inclusion on this list will be an obvious choice for some and a surprise for others. Yes, I completely agree it is risky and...
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Top Ten Theologians: #6 – Thomas Aquinas
In order to appreciate the contribution of Thomas Aquinas, #6 on our list of Top Ten Theologians, it’s important to place him within his world. Aquinas’s World Averroes In the 1100’s AD a great threat...
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Top Ten Theologians: #5 – Jonathan Edwards
In order to appreciate the contribution of Jonathan Edwards, #5 on our list of Top Ten Theologians, it’s important to place him within his world. A world which contains the possibility to change our...
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Top Ten Theologians: #4 – Athanasius
“If Christian theology had superheroes,” scholar Kevin VanHoozer writes, “Athanasius would perhaps lead the list.”1 Athanasius is relatively unknown to most Christians today. In order for us to begin...
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Top Ten Theologians: #3 – John Calvin
Wow, we’ve now arrived to the top three in our Top Ten Theologians series. Whether you consider yourself a 5-point Calvinist, 4-point Calvinist, Arminian or something else; John Calvin should be a...
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Top Ten Theologians: #2 – Martin Luther
To have an understanding of Martin Luther it’s important to have a working knowledge of his multi-faceted world. Luther’s World Gutenberg Printing Press It’s hard for us to imagine life without mass...
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Top Ten Theologians: #1 – Augustine
People living within the Roman Empire during the 4th and 5th centuries embraced some ideas which would largely seem foreign to us today. These ideas are relatively unknown to us in the 21st century,...
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