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Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter (1615–1691) was an English Puritan minister and writer. He is known for his pastoral ministry of household visitation and catechetical instruction in the parish of Kidderminster and for his book The Reformed Pastor.
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- J. I. PackerPeople
J. I. Packer (1926–2020) was an English-born evangelical Anglican theologian in the Reformed tradition who spent the latter part of his career in Canada. He wrote Knowing God and served as general editor of the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible.
- H. Richard NiebuhrPeople
Helmut Richard Niebuhr (1894–1962) was an American Protestant theologian and Christian ethicist. The younger brother of Reinhold Niebuhr, he taught at Yale University. In his best-known work, Christ and Culture, he classified the relationship between Christ and culture into five types.
- Rick WarrenPeople
Rick Warren (1954– ) is an American evangelical pastor and author. He founded Saddleback Church in California in 1980 and wrote *The Purpose Driven Church* and *The Purpose Driven Life*.
- John WimberPeople
John Wimber (1934–1997) was an American pastor and musician. He is regarded as the founder of the Vineyard Movement and became widely known for "power evangelism," which emphasized signs and wonders, divine healing, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
- Voice of the Martyrs KoreaInstitutions
Voice of the Martyrs Korea is an interdenominational mission organization that assists Christians persecuted for their faith, especially members of North Korea's underground church, and makes their stories known to churches in South Korea. It shares the lineage of The Voice of the Martyrs, the international organization begun by the Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand.
- Reinhold NiebuhrPeople
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) was an American Protestant theologian and Christian ethicist. He is known for "Christian realism," an approach that pursued social justice while squarely confronting human sinfulness and collective self-interest.
- Christianity and CultureDoctrine & Theology
A theological topic concerning the relationship between the Christian faith and human culture, including language, the arts, customs, and institutions. Traditions differ on whether Christians should keep their distance from culture, accept it, or seek to transform it.
- Emily ChubbuckPeople
Emily Chubbuck (1817–1854) was a nineteenth-century American writer known by the pen name "Fanny Forester." The third wife of Adoniram Judson, she served as a missionary in Burma and wrote a biography of Sarah Hall Boardman Judson.