5 Protestant Icons
I was tagged by my blogging buddy Gary (whose blog has the coolest name in all of blogdom, The Sundry Times) to name five Protestant icons. It’s hard to narrow to five, but I shall do my best.
1. John Wesley – I must agree with Gary, Wesley is as iconic as they come, and, since I attended a Methodist university, I hereby pay homage.
2. John Wycliffe – Not so much for his theology (which, admittedly, I am unable to quote chapter and verse), but for his determination to have the Bible translated into the common tongue, in his case and our’s, English – lest we have to study Latin ad usum propium. Or Hebrew or Greek.
3. C.S. Lewis – I don’t think this one requires much explanation.
4. Billy Graham – Other than the Apostle Paul himself, has anyone else been responsible for leading more men and women to Christ? If so, who?
5. Derek Prince – My own personal favorite and hero in the faith. He brought intellect and faith together like no one else I know.
I tag anyone who thinks they can come up with a better list.
1. General William Booth, founder of Salvation Army.
2. Hudson Taylor, founder of China Inland Mission
3. William Seymour, man who birthed Azusa Street Revival
4. David Brainerd, the man whose diary has touched hundreds of revivalists
5. Count Zinzendorf, the man who helped bring about the Moravian missionary movement which has touched almost every movement since, including John and Charles Wesley.
That is an excellent list. You should post it – tag, Larry.
Hudson Taylor! Another one I completely forgot!
Yes, Larry has a great list!
I never thought of Wycliffe, Peter, but what a great choice! His work in giving the common people a Bible in their own language is one of the greatest moments in Christian history! Which brings us also to William Tyndale, Myles Coverdale, etc., not to mention Luther translating the scriptures into German. Imagine where we would be if all we had was the Hebrew and Greek! If you didn’t know those languages, then you’d be up a creek!
“Imagine where we would be if all we had was the Hebrew and Greek! If you didn’t know those languages, then you’d be up a creek!”
I see I’m an inadvertent poet!
How about Charles Haddon Spurgeon,Thomas Newton,John Calvin and Martin Luther.
Bitsy, Gary, mike42lan: Yes, Larry’s list is great. In a list of five, there’s only so much you can do. I tried to spread the love…and leave a a few for everyone else.
Peter, Your list was also good. I forgot to comment on it when I saw Hudson Taylor. I used to teach about him and couldn’t believe he slipped my mind!
C. S. Lewis is one of my favorites.
Five is just too small a number I’m afraid.
Oh, and then there is Smith Wigglesworth, Andrew Murray and Watchman Nee.
Yes. I think the list is ever expanding.
ghastly list. no significant protestants from the era of the beginning of protestantism???? how can that be?
No Spurgeon? No Luther? No Whitfield? No Puritans to speak of? No.. you missed too many significant people.
Jim, Kratistos: (1) the meme called for only 5, (2) there are some obvious omissions, to be sure, but the other participants will catch those I feel sure, (3) Jim, you’re just made because I didn’t include your buddy “Z”.