Theoroes

Theoroes is shorthand for ‘theological heroes’.  These people represent the most important theological influences in my life and are organised alphabetically based upon their historical period.  This list excludes Jesus of Nazareth, the Apostles and the writers of the Holy Scripture.

Early Church/Church Fathers

• St Athanasius, Doctor of the Church, Patriarch of Alexandria (293-373)
• St Augustine, Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Hippo (354-430)
• The Cappadocian Fathers – St Basil the Great, Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Ceasarea (330-379), Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop of Nyssa (c. 330-395) and Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church, Patriarch of Constantinople (329-389)
• St Jerome, Doctor of the Church, Illyrian priest (347-420)
• St John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church, Archbishop of Constantinople (c. 347–407)

Medieval/Reformation-era theologians

• St Anselm of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church, Italian (1033-1109)
• St Francis of Assisi, Italian (1182-1226)
• John Calvin, Principal figure in the Reformed tradition, French, (1509-1564)
• St John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church, Spanish (1542-1591)

Modern theologians/clergy

• Hans Urs von Balthasar, Swiss Roman Catholic (1905-1988)
• Karl Barth, Swiss Reformed (1886-1968)
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Lutheran (1906-1945)
• Dorothy Day, Servant of God, American Roman Catholic (1897-1980)
• Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, English Anglican (1883-1929)
• Søren Kierkegaard, Danish Protestant (1813-1855)
• Jon Lunde, American Protestant
• Rory MacLeod, Scottish Presbyterian
• Scot McKnight, American Protestant
• Bruce Metzger, American Presbyterian (1914-2007)
• Jürgen Moltmann, German Protestant
• Ron Pierce, American Protestant
• Albert Schweitzer, German-French Protestant and badass (1875-1965)
• Matt Williams, American Protestant
• Rowan Williams, Welsh Anglican, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Tom Wright, English Anglican/Presbyterian
• John Zizioulas, Greek Eastern Orthodox metropolitan of Pergamon