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Born December 15, 1820 • Greenock • Scotland
Died July 30, 1898 (aged 77) • Greenock • Scotland
Notable Works “An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion” • “The Fundamental Ideas of Christianity”
Ronald Knox, pen and ink drawing by P. Evans, c. 1926; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Ronald Knox
British theologian
Dwight, Timothy
Timothy Dwight
American theologian and poet
Newman, John Henry
St. John Henry Newman
British theologian
Chesterton, G.K.
G.K. Chesterton
British author
Thomas Emlyn
English clergyman and writer
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German religious leader
Justus of Ghent: Saint Augustine
St. Augustine
Christian bishop and theologian
John Bunyan, pencil drawing on vellum by Robert White; in the British Museum
John Bunyan
English author
Origen
Christian theologian
The patron saint of Portugal; Padua, Italy; and lost things
St. Anthony of Padua
Portuguese friar
St. John of Damascus
Christian saint
Keble, chalk drawing by George Richmond, 1863; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
John Keble
British priest and poet
Clarke, James Freeman
James Freeman Clarke
American minister and author
Jacob of Edessa
Syrian theologian
Ferdinand Christian Baur
Ferdinand Christian Baur
German theologian
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
British critic
Samuel Butler, detail of an oil painting by Charles Gogin, 1896; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Butler
English author [1835-1902]
Schaff, engraving by J.J. Cade
Philip Schaff
American theologian
John Toland
Irish-born British author
Thomas Woolston
English theologian