Theologians & Religious Scholars, TYC-ḤIL
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Tyconius
Tyconius, one of the most important biblical theologians of 4th-century North African Latin Christianity. Although......
Tyrrell, George
George Tyrrell was an Irish-born British Jesuit priest and philosopher. He was a prominent member of the Modernist......
Underhill, Evelyn
Evelyn Underhill was an English mystical poet and author of such works as Mysticism (1911), The Mystic Way (1913),......
Ussher, James
James Ussher was an Anglo-Irish prelate of the Anglican church who was memorable for his activity in religious......
Vanier, Jean
Jean Vanier was a Swiss-born Roman Catholic social activist, theologian, and philosopher who was involved in efforts......
Vincent of Lérins, Saint
Saint Vincent of Lérins ; feast day May 24) was a Gallo-Roman saint, the chief theologian of the Abbey of Lérins,......
Vinet, Alexandre-Rodolphe
Alexandre-Rodolphe Vinet was a French-Swiss theologian, moralist, and literary critic who was instrumental in establishing......
Visser ’t Hooft, Willem Adolph
Willem Adolph Visser ’t Hooft was a Dutch clergyman and theologian who led the World Council of Churches as its......
Vitoria, Francisco de
Francisco de Vitoria was a Spanish theologian best remembered for his defense of the rights of the Indians of the......
Voetius, Gisbertus
Gisbertus Voetius was a Dutch Reformed theologian, scholar in Semitic languages, and educator who upheld uncompromising......
Wach, Joachim
Joachim Wach was a Protestant theologian and one of the foremost scholars in the modern study of religion. As a......
Wahhāb, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb was a theologian and founder of the Wahhābī movement, which attempted a return to the......
Walafrid Strabo
Walafrid Strabo was a Benedictine abbot, theologian, and poet whose Latin writings were the principal exemplar......
Walther, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm
Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther was a Lutheran theologian whose conservative views played an important role in the......
Walī Allāh, Shāh
Shāh Walī Allāh was an Indian theologian and promulgator of modern Islamic thought who first attempted to reassess......
Ward, William George
William George Ward was an English author and theologian, one of the leaders of the Oxford movement, which sought......
Weiss, Johannes
Johannes Weiss was a German theologian known for his work in New Testament criticism. He wrote the first eschatological......
Welch, Adam Cleghorn
Adam Cleghorn Welch was one of the greatest Scottish biblical scholars. The son of a United Presbyterian missionary,......
Wellhausen, Julius
Julius Wellhausen was a German biblical scholar best known for his analysis of the structure and dating of the......
Westcott, Brooke Foss
Brooke Foss Westcott was an Anglican bishop of Durham, England, and a biblical scholar who collaborated with Fenton......
Weymouth, Richard Francis
Richard Francis Weymouth was a philologist and biblical scholar who made one of the major 20th-century translations......
William De La Mare
William De La Mare was an English philosopher and theologian, advocate of the traditional Neoplatonic-Augustinian......
William of Auvergne
William of Auvergne was the most prominent French philosopher-theologian of the early 13th century and one of the......
William of Auxerre
William of Auxerre was a French philosopher-theologian who contributed to the adaptation of classical Greek philosophy......
William of Champeaux
William of Champeaux was a French bishop, logician, theologian, and philosopher who was prominent in the Scholastic......
William Of Saint-amour
William Of Saint-amour was a French philosopher and theologian who led the opposition at the University of Paris......
William of Saint-Thierry
William of Saint-Thierry was a French monk, theologian, and mystic, and a leading adversary of early medieval rationalistic......
Williams, Rowan
Rowan Williams is a noted theologian, was the 104th archbishop of Canterbury (2002–12), archbishop of the Church......
Woolston, Thomas
Thomas Woolston was an English religious writer and Deist. Woolston became a fellow at the University of Cambridge......
Wycliffe, John
John Wycliffe was an English theologian, philosopher, church reformer, and promoter of the first complete translation......
Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ
Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ was a Muslim theologian considered the founder of the Muʿtazilah sect. As a young man Wāṣil went......
Zamakhsharī, Abu al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar al-
Abu al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿUmar al-Zamakhsharī was a Persian-born Arabic scholar whose chief work is Al-Kashshāf......
Zigabenus, Euthymius
Euthymius Zigabenus was a Byzantine theologian, polemicist for Greek Orthodoxy, and biblical exegete whose encyclopaedic......
Zunz, Leopold
Leopold Zunz was a German historian of Jewish literature who is often considered the greatest Jewish scholar of......
Zwingli, Huldrych
Huldrych Zwingli was the most important reformer in the Swiss Protestant Reformation. He founded the Swiss Reformed......
ʿAbduh, Muḥammad
Muḥammad ʿAbduh was a religious scholar, jurist, and liberal reformer, who led the late 19th-century movement in......
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, al-
al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī was a deeply pious and ascetic Muslim who was one of the most important religious figures in......
Ḥillī, al-
al-Ḥillī was a theologian and expounder of doctrines of the Shīʿī, one of the two main systems of Islam, the other......