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Think about the giants of the Christian faith over the past 500 years "of whom the world was not worthy". People like: | Think about the giants of the Christian faith over the past 500 years "of whom the world was not worthy". People like: | ||
*John Wycliffe (1331–1384), English philosopher, theologian, | *John Wycliffe (1331–1384), English philosopher, theologian, Bible translator and reformer | ||
*Martin Luther (1483–1546), German priest and professor of theology who was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation | *Martin Luther (1483–1546), German priest and professor of theology who was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation | ||
*Menno Simons (1496–1561), Anabaptist religious leader from the Friesland region of the Netherlands | *Menno Simons (1496–1561), Anabaptist religious leader from the Friesland region of the Netherlands | ||
*William Tyndale (c. 1494–1536), | *William Tyndale (c. 1494–1536), English scholar and translator, convicted of heresy and executed by strangulation (majority of the King James version of the Bible was derived from his work) | ||
*John Bunyan (1628–1688), persecuted English Puritan Baptist preacher and author of Pilgrim's Progress | *John Bunyan (1628–1688), persecuted English Puritan Baptist preacher and author of Pilgrim's Progress | ||
*Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), American Puritan theologian and preacher in the First Great Awakening | *Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), American Puritan theologian and preacher in the First Great Awakening | ||
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*Charles Wesley (1707–1788), English clergyman; brother of John Wesley, hymnwriter of Methodism | *Charles Wesley (1707–1788), English clergyman; brother of John Wesley, hymnwriter of Methodism | ||
*George Whitefield (1714–1770), English clergyman; early Methodist preacher and associate of John Wesley | *George Whitefield (1714–1770), English clergyman; early Methodist preacher and associate of John Wesley | ||
*C. T. Studd (1860–1931, British missionary | |||
*John Newton (1725–1807), Scottish clergyman, author of Amazing Grace | *John Newton (1725–1807), Scottish clergyman, author of Amazing Grace | ||
*William Cowper (1731–1800), English poet/author of numerous hymns, including "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood" | *William Cowper (1731–1800), English poet/author of numerous hymns, including "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood" | ||
*William Wilberforce (1759–1833), worked to abolish slavery in the British Empire | *William Wilberforce (1759–1833), worked to abolish slavery in the British Empire | ||
*Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875), preacher in the Second Great Awakening, advocate of "New Measures" | *Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875), preacher in the Second Great Awakening, advocate of "New Measures" | ||