List of Christian preachers
The following is a list of Christian clergy who are notable for their preaching in various settings.
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 Cardinal 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)
Lutheran
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- Martin Luther (1483–1547)
- Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861)
- C.F.W. Walther (1811–1887)
- Bernt B. Haugan (born 1862) Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance leader[1]
- 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) Current President of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
- Dr. Wallace Schulz (b. ce. 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
Reformed
- Huldrych Zwingli, (1484–1531)
- John Calvin, (1509–1564)
Presbyterian
- John Knox, (1513–1572)
- Billy Sunday (1862–1935)
- Peter Marshall, (1903–1949)
- Ian Paisley (born 1926)
- Frederick Buechner (born 1926)
Anglican/Episcopalian
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- Nicholas Ridly, (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
- Michael Bruce Curry (born 1953) Bishop of North Carolina
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)
Baptist
- Roger Williams, (1603–1684)
- John Bunyan, (1628–1688)
- W.A. Criswell (1909-2002)
- James T. Draper, Jr. (born 1935)
- Benjamin Keach (1640–1704)
- William Garrett Lewis (c. 1834 – 1885)
- C. H. Spurgeon, (1834–1892), the "Prince of Preachers"
- John Alexis Edgren (1839 - 1908) Minister who founded Bethel University[4]
- J. Frank Norris (1877-1952)
- Mordecai Ham (1877–1961)
- Duke Kimbrough McCall (born 1914)
- Billy Graham, (born 1918)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)
- Moishe Rosen (born 1932), founder of Jews for Jesus
- Jerry Falwell, (1933–2007)
- John MacArthur (born 1939) [5]
- Jesse Jackson, (born 1941)
- Corey J. Hodges, (born 1971)
Methodist
- John Wesley, (1703–1791)
- 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)
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)
- Cline Paden (1919-2007)
- Walter Scott, (1796-1861)
- Kenneth W. Wright, (born 1945)
- Eliseo Soriano, (born 1947)
- Daniel Razon, (born 1967)
Charismatic
- David Du Plessis, (1905–1987)
- Kathryn Kuhlman, (1907–1976)
- John Wimber, (1934–1997)
- Reinhard Bonnke, (born 1940)
- Joyce Meyer, (born 1943)
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, (born 1931)
- Bernie L. Wade, (born 1963)
- Oral Roberts, (1918 - 2009)
Vineyard
- Rich Nathan (born 1955)
Seventh-day Adventist
- Mark Finley
- Jan Paulsen
- Doug Batchelor
- Shawn Boonstra
- Wintley Phipps
- Omar Oliphant
- Walter Pearson Jr.
- Hiram S. Walters Snr.
- George Vandeman
Four Square Gospel
- Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944)
- Jack W. Hayford (born 1934)
Non-denominational
- Dwight Moody (1837–1899)
- Big James Henderson (born 1965)
- William Irvine (1863–1947), evangelist and founder of the Cooneyite and Christian Conventions sects
- Edward Cooney (1867–1960), evangelist and early worker in the Cooneyite and Go-Preacher sects
Messianic
- Zola Levitt (1938–2006)
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.[6]
- 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)[7]
- 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) [8]
- 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
Fictional Preachers
Literature
- Bishop Manuel Aringarosa, Catholic The Da Vinci Code (later a film).
- Reverend Bunting, unspecified, The Invisible Man
- Dr. Chauseble, 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 sequals)
- 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 Sykes, AME -To Kill a Mockingbird
- Chaplain Tappman, Anabaptist Catch-22 (later a film)
- Friar Tuck, Catholic, - Robin Hood
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
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 Helltown
- 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[9]
See also
- List of United States televangelists
- List of Campus Preachers
- List of ministers of the Universal Life Church
References
- ^ Øverland, Orm The Western Home (published by Norwegian American Historic Association, distributed by the University of Illinois Press. 1996, Chapter 14, page 196)
- ^ http://www.stmarcus.com/index.html
- ^ http://www.timeofgrace.org
- ^ On Whose Shoulders Do We Stand? by Virgil Olson, Professor Emeritus, Bethel University [1]
- ^ Center for Baptist Studies
- ^ 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.