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Notable Protestant Religious Leaders

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leader Huss, John, Czech religious reformer Hutchinson, Anne, religious leader in New England Inge, William Ralph, Anglican prelate and author Johnson, Samuel, American clergyman Judson, Adoniram, American Baptist missionary Knox, John, Scottish religious reformer Lake, Kirsopp, English biblical scholar Lang, Cosmo Gordon, English churchman Laski, John, Polish Protestant reformer Laud, William, archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) Law, William, English clergyman Lee or Legh, Rowland, English bishop Lee, Ann, English religious visionary Leighton, Robert, Scottish prelate and classical scholar Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, English prelate and scholar Luther, Martin, German leader of the Protestant Reformation Muhlenberg, Heinrich Melchior, American Lutheran clergyman Munzer or Muntzer, Thomas, German Protestant reformer Mather, Cotton, American Puritan clergyman and writer Mather, Increase, American Puritan clergyman Mathews, Shailer, American theologian Maurice, Frederick Denison, English clergyman and social reformer McGready, James, American Presbyterian minister and evangelist McPherson, Aimee Semple, U.S. evangelist Melanchthon, Philip, German scholar and humanist Melville, Andrew, Scottish religious reformer and scholar Menno Simons, Dutch religious reformer Moody, Dwight Lyman, American evangelist Morse, Jedidiah, American Congregational clergyman Muhlenberg, William Augustus, American Episcopal clergyman Murray, John, founder of the Universalist denomination in America Neander, Johann August Wilhelm, German theologian and church historian Nevin, John Williamson, American theologian and educator Newton, John, English clergyman and hymn writer Niebuhr, Helmut Richard, American theologian Niebuhr, Reinhold, American religious and social thinker Niemoeller or Niemöller, Martin, German Protestant churchman Oecolampadius, Johannes, German Protestant reformer Osiander, Andreas, German reformer Otterbein, Philip William, German-American clergyman Paley, William, English theologian Parker, Matthew, English prelate Parker, Theodore, American theologian and social reformer Parkhurst, Charles Henry, American clergyman and reformer Pike, James Albert, American Episcopal bishop Potter, Henry Codman, American Episcopal bishop Prime, Samuel Irenaeus, American Presbyterian clergyman and editor Prince, Thomas, American clergyman Purvey, John, English scholar Pusey, Edward Bouverie, English clergyman Quimby, Phineas Parkhurst, American mental healer Ramsey of Canterbury, Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron, archbishop of Canterbury (1961-74) Rauschenbusch, Walter, American clergyman Ridley, Nicholas, English prelate, reformer, and Protestant martyr Robertson, Pat, American evangelist and politician Robinson, John, English nonconformist pastor Rogers, Adrian Pierce, American Southern Baptist clergyman Rogers, John, English Protestant martyr Russell, Charles Taze, founder of the movement whose followers are known as Russellites Söderblom, Nathan, Swedish churchman Sabatier, Auguste, French Protestant theologian Savage, Minot Judson, American Unitarian clergyman and writer Schaff, Philip, biblical scholar and church historian in America Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst, German Protestant theologian Schori, Katharine Jefferts , bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States Schuller, Robert, American Protestant minister and television evangelist Schweitzer, Albert, Alsatian theologian Schwenkfeld, Kaspar von, German religious reformer Selwyn, George Augustus, English prelate Smith, Joseph, American Mormon leader Socinus, Faustus, Italian religious reformer Spangenberg, August Gottlieb, a founder of the Moravian Church in America Spener, Philipp Jakob, German theologian Spurgeon, Charles Haddon, English Baptist preacher Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, English clergyman and author Stillingfleet, Edward, English prelate and author Strauss, David Friedrich, German theologian and philosopher Sunday, Billy, American evangelist Swedenborg, Emanuel, Swedish scientist Tait, Archibald Campbell, British churchman Talmage, Thomas De Witt, American Presbyterian clergyman Taylor, Edward Thompson, American Methodist missionary preacher Taylor, Jeremy, English bishop and theological and devotional writer Temple, Frederick, Anglican prelate Temple, William, archbishop of York (1929-42) and archbishop of Canterbury (1942-44); Tennent, Gilbert, American Presbyterian clergyman Tillich, Paul Johannes, American philosopher and theologian Tindal, Matthew, English deist Toy, Crawford Howell, American biblical scholar Tutu, Desmond, South African religious leader Tyndale, Tindal, or Tindale, William, English biblical translator Ussher or Usher, James, Irish prelate and scholar Vermigli, Pietro Martire, Italian Protestant reformer Vincent, John Heyl, American Methodist bishop Vinet, Alexandre Rodolphe, Swiss Protestant theologian and historian of literature Warburton, William, English bishop and author Ware, Henry, American clergyman Wayland, Francis, American clergyman and educator Wesley, Charles, English Methodist preacher and hymn writer Wesley, John, English evangelical preacher Wessel, Johann, Dutch theologian Wheelock, Eleazar, American clergyman White, Ellen Gould (Harmon), leader of the Seventh-day Adventists Whitefield, George, English evangelistic preacher Wilberforce, Samuel, English prelate Williams, Rowan Douglas, Archbishop of Canterbury Williams, Sir George, English merchant and founded the Young Men’s Christian Association Wise, John, American clergyman Woolman, John, American Quaker leader Worcester, Noah, American Congregational clergyman Wyclif, Wycliffe, Wickliffe, or Wiclif, John, English reformer Young, Brigham, American religious leader Zeisberger, David, American Moravian missionary Zinzendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf von, German churchman Zwingli, Huldreich or Ulrich, Swiss Protestant reformer

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