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Christian Thinkers

Great thinkers, writers, and leaders across two millennia of Christianity. Grouped by era.

Early Church

2

The first centuries of Christianity — laying the theological foundations.

Reformation

1

Rediscovering the authority of Scripture and the gospel of grace.

Colonial/Enlightenment

1

Faith meeting reason in a new intellectual landscape.

Victorian

1

Preaching the gospel to the masses in an age of industry and empire.

Modern

8

Speaking biblical truth to the complexities of the 20th and 21st centuries.

C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
1898 – 1963

British author, literary scholar, and Christian apologist whose works of fiction and theology have introduced millions to the Christian faith.

8 plans

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1906 – 1945

German pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident whose writings on radical discipleship and costly grace continue to challenge and inspire Christians worldwide.

9 plans

Francis Schaeffer
Francis Schaeffer
1912 – 1984

American pastor and philosopher who founded L'Abri Fellowship and made the case that the Bible provides a comprehensive, coherent worldview addressing all of reality — truth, art, culture, and history.

3 plans

GG
Graeme Goldsworthy
1934 – present

Australian biblical theologian who taught a generation to read the Bible as one unified story centered on the kingdom of God — 'God's people in God's place under God's rule.'

6 plans

JP
J.I. Packer
1926 – 2020

British-born theologian whose book Knowing God helped millions of Christians move from knowing about God to truly knowing Him through Scripture.

4 plans

N.T. Wright
N.T. Wright
1948 – present

British New Testament scholar, historian, and Anglican bishop whose work on the grand narrative of Scripture has reshaped how a generation reads the Bible.

14 plans

Tim Keller
Tim Keller
1950 – 2023

Pastor, author, and apologist who founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and helped a generation of urban professionals engage thoughtfully with the Christian faith.

12 plans

VR
Vaughan Roberts
1965 – present

British pastor and author whose book God's Big Picture has become the most widely recommended introduction to the Bible's overarching storyline.

3 plans