List of Christian preachers
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The following is a list of Christian clergy who are notable for their preaching in various settings.
[edit] Catholic
- Ignatius of Antioch (35–107) (also Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Polycarp (69–155) (also the Eastern Orthodox Church)
- John Chrysostom (347–407) (also Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153)
- Henry of Lausanne d. 1148, heretical, opposed by Bernard
- John Bromyard (died c. 1352)
- Johannes Tauler (1300–1361), German (Dominican) mystic
- Jan Huss (1369–1415) (condemned and executed as a heretic)
- Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Franciscan
- Giovanni da Capistrano (1386–1456), Franciscan
- James of the Marches (1391–1476), Franciscan
- Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498), Dominican, also executed as a heretic
- Petrus Canisius (1521–1597), Jesuit preacher of the Counter-Reformation in the German-speaking lands
- Hortensio Félix Paravicino, Trinitarian brother, preacher to the court Philip II of Spain, and poet
- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627–1704), whose sermons are classics of French prose
- Louis Bourdaloue (1632–1704) Jesuit preacher of the age of Louis XIV
- Jean Baptiste Massillon (1663–1742), Oratorian
- John Henry Newman (1801–1890), converted from Anglicanism
- Bernard Vaughan SJ (1847–1922)
- Charles Coughlin (1891–1975)
- Bishop Fulton Sheen (1895–1975)
- Pope John Paul II, (1920–2005)
[edit] Lutheran
- Martin Luther, former Augustinian monk (1483–1547)
- Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560)
- Lars Levi Laestadius (1800–1861)
- C. F. W. Walther (1811–1887)
- Bernt B. Haugan (born 1862), Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance leader[1]
- Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945)
- J. A. O. Preus II (1920–1994), former President of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod during the Seminex affair
- Gerald B. Kieschnick (born 1943), former President of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
- Dr Wallace Schulz (born c. 1945), former host of The Lutheran Hour and former second vice President of the LCMS
- Mark Hanson (born 1946)
- Ken Klaus, current host of the The Lutheran Hour
- David Benke (born 1946)
- Don Wharton (born 1951), Christian musician and Lutheran minister
- Mark Jeske (born 1952), Pastor of St. Marcus Lutheran Church (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod) in Milwaukee, WI, and the preacher for Time of Grace[2][3]
- Dr. Walter A. Maier (1893–1950), host of The Lutheran Hour from 1930–1950
- Matthew C. Harrison (born 1962), current President of LCMS
- John Warwick Montgomery (born 1931), Lutheran apologist
- Gerhard Forde (September 10, 1927 – August 9, 2005)
[edit] Reformed
- Huldrych Zwingli, (1484–1531)
- John Calvin, (1509–1564)
[edit] Presbyterian
- John Knox, (1513–1572)
- Billy Sunday (1862–1935)
- Peter Marshall, (1903–1949)
- Ian Paisley (born 1926)
- Frederick Buechner (born 1926)
- Timothy J. Keller (born 1950)[4]
- R.C. Sproul (born 1939)
- Douglas Wilson (born 1953)
[edit] Anglican/Episcopalian
- Nicholas Ridley, (died 1555) one of the Oxford Martyrs
- Hugh Latimer, (1470–1555) another of the Oxford Martyrs (1470–1555)
- Thomas Cranmer, (1489–1556), Archbishop of Canterbury and an Oxford Martyr
- Lancelot Andrewes, (1555–1626)
- John Donne (1572–1631) also a famous poet
- John Tillotson, (1630–1694)
- Phillips Brooks, (1835–1893) Bishop of Massachusetts
- N. T. Wright, (born 1948) former Bishop of Durham, Rt Revd Professor, St. Andrews
- Michael Bruce Curry (born 1953) Bishop of North Carolina
- Lindsay Urwin (born 1956) former Bishop of Horsham,now Administrator of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
[edit] Puritan/Congregationalist/Nonconformist
- Robert Abbot, (c. 1588 – c. 1622)
- John Davenport, (1597–1670)
- John Harvard, (1607–1638), benefactor of New College in Massachusetts which later changed its name in his honor
- Joseph Alleine (c. 1634–1668)
- Matthew Henry, (1662–1714)
- Cotton Mather, (1663–1728)
- Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758)
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones, (1899–1981)
[edit] Baptist
- Roger Williams, (1603–1684)
- John Bunyan, (1628–1688)
- Benjamin Keach (1640–1704)
- John Gill (1697–1771)
- William Garrett Lewis (c. 1834–1885)
- C. H. Spurgeon, (1834–1892)
- John Alexis Edgren (1839–1908)
- George W. Truett, (1867–1944)
- J. Frank Norris (1877–1952)
- Mordecai Ham (1877–1961)
- W.A. Criswell (1909–2002)
- Duke Kimbrough McCall (born 1914)
- Billy Graham (born 1918)[5]
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)
- Moishe Rosen (born 1932)
- Jerry Falwell (1933–2007)
- James T. Draper, Jr. (born 1935)
- John MacArthur (born 1939)[6][7]
- Jesse Jackson (born 1941)
- Lewis Brown (born 1941)
- Neiliezhü Üsou (1941–2009)
- John Piper, (1946-)[8]
- Albert Mohler (born 1959)
- Mark Dever (born 1960)
- Corey J. Hodges (born 1971)
- Kent Hovind, creationist
- Johnny Hunt (born 1952)
- Paul Washer (born 1961)
[edit] Methodist
- John Wesley (1703–1791), former Anglican presbyter.
- Daniel Rowland (1713–1790)
- George Whitefield (1714–1770)
- Francis Asbury (1747–1816)
- Peter Cartwright (1785–1873)
- William Booth (1829–1912) – founder of the Salvation Army
- Bob Jones, Sr. (1883–1968)
- Carl Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989)
- William Willimon (born 1946)[4]
[edit] Church of Christ
- Batsell Baxter (1886–1956)
- Batsell Barrett Baxter (1916–1982)
- B. C. Goodpasture (1895–1977)
- Marshall Keeble (1878–1968)
- Max Lucado (born 1955)
- Ira North (1892–1984)
- Cline Paden (1919–2007)
- Walter Scott (1796–1861)
- Kenneth W. Wright (born 1945)
[edit] Members Church of God International
- Eliseo Soriano (born 1947)
- Daniel Razon (born 1967)
[edit] Charismatic
- David Du Plessis (1905–1987)
- Derek Prince (1915–2003)
- Chuck Smith (born 1927), founder of Calvary Chapel movement
- John Wimber (1934–1997), a founding leader of the Vineyard Movement
- Reinhard Bonnke (born 1940)
- Joyce Meyer (born 1943)
- Willie George, founder of Church on the Move and the Gospel Bill Show
[edit] Pentecostal
- Alexander Boddy (1854–1930)
- Smith Wigglesworth (1859–1947)
- William J. Seymour (1870–1922)
- Lewi Pethrus (1884–1974)
- William Marrion Branham (1909–1965)
- David Wilkerson (1931–2011)
- Bernie L. Wade (born 1963)
- Oral Roberts (1918-2009)
- Paul Louis Ramos (born 1961)
- Mark J. Sheppeard (born 1982)
[edit] Seventh-day Adventist
- Mark Finley
- Jan Paulsen
- Doug Batchelor
- David Asscherick
- Dwight Nelson
- Wintley Phipps
- George Vandeman
[edit] Four Square Gospel
- Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944)
- Jack W. Hayford (born 1934)[4]
[edit] Other Protestant
- Dwight Moody (1837–1899)
- William Irvine (1863–1947), evangelist and founder of the Cooneyite and Two by Twos sects
- Edward Cooney (1867–1960), evangelist and early worker in the Cooneyite and Go-Preacher sects
[edit] Preachers noted for secular achievements
- Dr John Bodkin Adams (1899–1983), a preacher among the Plymouth Brethren but arrested in 1956 for murdering two patients. Controversially found not guilty but suspected of up to 163 deaths.[9]
- Bill "Parson" Brownlow (1805–1877), Methodist, anti-secessionist newspaper owner and journalist, and later governor of Tennessee
- John Danforth (born 1936), Episcopalian, Republican Senator from Missouri.
- B.G. Dyess (born 1922), Baptist, Louisiana state senator and Rapides Parish voter registrar
- Cristóbal Diatristán de Acuña, (1597–1676), Catholic, explorer
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1759), Anglican, novelist
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787–1851) Congregationalist, deaf educator, Gallaudet University is named in his honor.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), Unitarian, poet
- James Garfield (1831–1851), Disciples of Christ, U. S. President
- Eric Liddell (1902–1945), Baptist, Olympian featured in the movie Chariots of Fire
- Hugh Beaumont (1903–1984), Methodist, Television actor
- Jerry Clower (1926–1998), Baptist, rural humorist
- David Bauer, (1924–1988), Roman Catholic, hockey player and coach
- Fred Rogers (1928–2003), Presbyterian, children's television host
- Della Reese (born 1931), non-denominational, actress
- Bill Moyers (born 1935), Baptist, White House Press Secretary
- Grady Nutt (1937–1982), Baptist, Christian comedian, Hee Haw regular (1979–82)[10]
- Clifton Davis (born 1945), Seventh-day Adventist, actor
- George Foreman (born 1949), boxer
- Sam Kinison (1953–1992), charismatic, comedian
- Mike Huckabee Baptist (2008 Presidential candidate and former governor of Arkansas)[11]
- Ernie Fletcher (born 1956), Baptist (former lay preacher) Governor of Kentucky
- Richard Rossi (born 1963) Filmmaker and musician
- Christopher Priest (born 1961) Baptist, comic book author and editor
- Reggie White (1961–2004), Baptist/Messianic (Torah-observant), football player
- Kirk Cameron (born 1970), evangelical, actor
- John Williams, Uniting Church in Australia, scientist
[edit] Fictional preachers
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[edit] Literature
- Bishop Manuel Aringarosa, Catholic – The Da Vinci Code (later a film)
- Reverend Bunting, unspecified denomination – The Invisible Man
- Dr. Chasuble, unspecified – The Importance of being Earnest
- Arthur Dimmesdale, Puritan/Congregationalist – The Scarlet Letter
- Paul Ford, unspecified – Pollyanna
- Elmer Gantry, unspecified (charismatic) – Elmer Gantry (later a film)
- Tim Kavanaugh, Episcopalian – At Home in Mitford (and sequels)
- Damien Karras, Catholic – The Exorcist (later a film)
- Friar Lawrence, Catholic – Romeo and Juliet
- Lankaster Merrin, Catholic – The Exorcist
- Father Mulcahy – M*A*S*H (later a film and a television series)
- Reverend Harry Powell – The Night of the Hunter (later a film)
- Reverend Sykes, AME – To Kill a Mockingbird
- Chaplain Tappman, Anabaptist Catch-22 (later a film)
[edit] Film
- Henry Biggs, Baptist – The Preacher's Wife
- Bishop Henry Broughman, unspecified (possibly Episcopalian, Methodist or Lutheran) – The Bishop's Wife
- Sonny Duvall, Pentecostal – The Apostle
- Father Fitzgibbon, Catholic – Going My Way
- Graham Hess, Episcopalian – Signs
- Tim O'Dowd, Catholic – Going My Way
- Chuck O'Malley, Catholic – Going My Way and The Bells of Saint Mary's
- Jonas Nightengale, unspecified (charismatic) – Leap of Faith
- Samuel Whitehead, Methodist – Angel in My Pocket
[edit] Television
- Alexander Anderson, Catholic Hellsing
- Robert Alden, unspecified (possibly Lutheran or Congregationalist) – Little House on the Prairie
- Eric Camden, unspecified Mainline Protestant, 7th Heaven
- Frank Dowliing, Catholic – Father Dowling Mysteries
- Mr. Eko, Catholic (self-proclaimed) – Lost
- Matthew Fordwick, Baptist – The Waltons
- Reuben Gregory, unspecified – Amen
- Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Presbylutheran – The Simpsons
- Reverend Gaylord Pierson – According to Jim
- Francis Xavier Reyneux (Father Ray), Catholic – Nothing Sacred
- Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, Catholic – Hell Town
- Mike Weber, Episcopalian – Soul Man
- Chris Stevens, Worldwide Church of Truth and Beauty, (which, like the Universal Life Church, offers at large ordination regardless of training or theological ideology. In Stevens' case, he answered an ad in the back of Rolling Stone) – Northern Exposure
- Karen Stroup, Methodist – King of the Hill
- Daniel Webster, Episcopalian – Book of Daniel
- Rev. Grady Williams, Baptist – The Grady Nutt Show[12]
[edit] See also
- List of United States televangelists
- List of Campus Preachers
- List of ministers of the Universal Life Church
[edit] References
- ^ Øverland, Orm The Western Home (published by Norwegian-American Historical Association, distributed by the University of Illinois Press. 1996, Chapter 14, page 196)
- ^ http://www.stmarcus.com/index.html
- ^ http://www.timeofgrace.org
- ^ a b c Michael Duduit. "The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years". Preaching Magazine. http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11629162/page-5/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ Michael Duduit. "The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years". Preaching Magazine. http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11629162/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ Center for Baptist Studies
- ^ Michael Duduit. "The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years". Preaching Magazine. http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11629162/page-2/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ Michael Duduit. "The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years". Preaching Magazine. http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11629162/page-4/. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
- ^ H. Allen Anderson: Grady Lee Nutt from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- ^ Gretel C. Kovach, Sarah Elkins, Suzanne Smalley and Sarah Kliff. "A Pastor's True Calling." Newsweek December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "The Grady Nutt Show" Yahoo! TV.
