Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian. Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, their religious beliefs, or their actions. This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Nicholas Krebs: (b. 1401, Germany – d. 1464, aka: Nicholas of Cusa, Nicholas Cusanus, Nicholas of Kues) Roman Catholic Cardinal, jurist, mystic, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer. He taught that God’s complexity overcomes contradictions. His mathematics was a precursor to calculus and he was the first to use concave lenses to correct myopia.

Leslie Theodore Lyall: (b. 1905, United Kingdom – d. 1996) Protestant missionary in China, writer, biographer of evangelist John Sung.

Yu Cidu: (b. 1873, China – d. 1931, aka: Dora Yu) Evangelist, Watchman Nee considered her to be his “spiritual mother.”

Ann Hart Coulter: (b. 1961, New York, USA) Syndicated columnist, political commentator, author. She “does not pretend to be impartial or balanced.”

Mikhail Yuhanna: (b. 1936, Iraq, aka: Tariq Aziz) Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq (1979-2003). In 2009, he was convicted of the forced displacement of the Kurds from north-east Iraq.  Aziz was sentence 26 October, 2010 to be executed by hanging.  He is a Chaldean Catholic