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.

Hendrikus Berkhof: (b. 1914, Netherlands – d. 1995) University professor, systematic theologian.

Arthur James Balfour: (b. 1848, Scotland – d. 1930) Ist Earl of Balfour, British prime Minister 1902-1905, occultist, Zionist. 1892-1895 he was the president of the Society for Psychical Research. The Balfour Declaration (1917) called for the establishment of a Jewish homeland.

Joachim of Fiore: (fl. 12th Century, Italy) Joachim was the Abbot of Corazzo, Italy. He explained the Revelation of God to man in Trinitarian terms with human history divided into three distinct eras, that of the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. He believed the world would unite in peace around the year 1200, when he felt the Age of the Holy Spirit would begin.

Athanasius: (b.ca 293 – d. 373) Theologian, Bishop of Alexandria., ascetic., anti-Arian. He was the first writer to name the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as they are in use today.

George Mueller: (b. 1805, Prussia – d. 1898) He was a preacher in England who founded five orphanages while never asking for money or support and taking no salary. He and his wife, Mary, ran their orphanages totally on unsolicited donations.