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Please Critique a "Top 10" Christian Theologians all time list!

Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by JesusFan, May 26, 2011.

  1. JesusFan

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    this was found on the Arminian Chronicles, September 30,2008 edition
    Posted by Godismyjudge

    "Athanasius – Defended the church from the most serious heresy it faced: Arianism.
    Martin Luther – Champion of justification by faith and sola scriptura.
    Augustine – Defended the church from the Manichean and Pelagian heresies, even if he took predestination too far.
    Basil – Defender of the doctrine of the Trinity.
    Thomas Aquinas – Reconciled faith and reason.
    John Calvin – His historical/grammatical approach to scripture paved the way for most of us, even if he took predestination way too far.
    James Arminius – Athanasius understood God, Augustine understood man, and Arminius understood the relationship between God and man.
    Anselm – His satisfaction of justice theory of the atonement is almost universally held among evangelicals.
    Jonathan Edwards – One of the founding revivalists of the first great awakenings and influential American philosopher.
    Jerome – His translation of the scripture into Latin "

    Just curious how all of you liked the listing, and noted just how many calvinists to Arminian theologians on the listing?
     
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