World Religious Founders and Addresses
Source:
1994 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
Lyman Abbott, 1835-1922, (U.S.) clergyman, reformer; advocate of Christian
Socialism.
Pierre Abelard,
1079-1142, (F.) philosopher, theologian, and teacher, used dialectic method to
support Christian dogma.
Felix Adler,
1851-1933, (U.S.) German-born founder of the Ethical Culture Society.
Aristotle,
384-322 B.C., (Gr.)
philosopher, emphasized direct observation of nature.
St. Augustine,
354-430, Latin bishop considered the founder of formalized Christian theology.
Averroes,
1126-98, (Sp.) Islamic philosopher.
Roger Bacon,
c 1214-94, (Eng.) philosopher and scientist.
Bahaullah
(Mirza Husayn Ali), 1817-92, (Pers.) founder of Bahai faith.
Karl Barth,
1886-1968, (Sw.) theologian, a leading force in 20th-century Protestantism.
St. Benedict,
c 480-547, (It.) founded the Benedictines.
Jeremy Bentham,
1748-1832, (Br.) philosopher, reformer, founder of Utilitarianism.
Henri Bergson,
1859-1941, (F.) philosopher of evolution.
George Berkeley,
1685-1753, (Ir.) philosopher, churchman.
John Biddle,
1615-62, (Eng.) founder of English Unitarianism.
Jakob Boehme,
1575-1624, (G.) theosophist and mystic.
William Brewster,
1567-1644, (Eng.) headed Pilgrims.
Emil Brunner,
1889-1966, (Sw.) Protestant theologian.
Giordano Bruno,
1548-1600, (It.) philosopher, first to state the cosmic theory.
Martin Buber,
1878-1965, (G.) Jewish philosopher, theologian, wrote I and Thou.
Buddha
(Siddhartha Gautama), c 563-c 483 B.C.,
(Ind.) philosopher, founded Buddhism.
Kenneth Burke,
1897-1993, (U.S.), one of the founders of New Criticism literary philosophy, A
Grammar of Motives.
John Calvin,
1509-64, (F.) theologian, a key figure in the Protestant Reformation.
Rudolph Carnap,
1891-1970, (U.S.) German-born philosopher, a founder of logical positivism.
William Ellery Channing,
1780-1842, (U.S.) clergyman, early spokesman for Unitarianism.
Auguste Comte,
1798-1857, (F.) philosopher, the founder of positivism.
Confucius,
551-479 B.C.,
(Chin.) founder of Confucianism.
John Cotton,
1584-1652, (Eng.) Puritan theologian.
Thomas Cranmer,
1489-1556, (Eng.) churchman, wrote much of Book of Common Prayer.
René Descartes,
1596-1650, (F.) philosopher, mathematician, "father of modern
philosophy."
John Dewey,
1859-1952, (U.S.) philosopher, educator; helped inaugurate the progressive
education movement.
Denis Diderot,
1713-84, (F.) philosopher, encyclopedist.
Mary Baker Eddy,
1821-1910, (U.S.) founder of Christian Science, wrote Science and Health.
Jonathan Edwards,
1703-58, (U.S.) preacher, theologian.
(Desiderius) Erasmus,
c 1466-1536, (Du.) Renaissance humanist, wrote On the Freedom of the Will.
Johann Fichte,
1762-1814, (G.) philosopher, the first of the Transcendental Idealists.
George Fox,
1624-91, (Br.) founder of Society of Friends.
St. Francis of Assisi,
1182-1226, (It.) founded Franciscans.
al-Ghazali,
1058-1111, Islamic philosopher.
Georg W. Hegel,
1770-1831, (G.) Idealist philosopher.
Martin Heidegger,
1889-1976, (G.) existentialist philosopher, affected fields ranging from physics
to literary criticism.
Johann G. Herder,
1744-1803, (G.) philosopher, cultural historian; a founder of German
Romanticism.
David Hume,
1711-76, (Sc.) philosopher, historian.
Jan Hus,
1369-1415, (Czech.) religious reformer.
Edmund Husserl,
1859-1938, (G.) philosopher, founded the Phenomenological movement.
Thomas Huxley,
1825-95, (Br.) philosopher, educator.
Ignatius of Loyola,
1491-1556, (Sp.) founder of the Jesuits.
William Inge,
1860-1954, (Br.) theologian, explored the mystic aspects of Christianity.
William James,
1842-1910, (U.S.) philosopher, psychologist; advanced theory of the pragmatic
nature of truth.
Karl Jaspers,
1883-1969, (G.) existentialist philosopher.
Immanuel Kant,
1724-1804, (G.) metaphysician, preeminent founder of modern critical philosophy;
Critique of Pure Reason.
Soren Kierkegaard,
1813-55, (Dan.) philosopher, considered the father of Existentialism.
Russell Kirk,
1918-94, (U.S.), social philosopher, The Conservative Mind.
John Knox,
1505-72, (Sc.) leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
Lao-Tzu,
604-531 B.C.,
(Chin.) philosopher, considered the founder of the Taoist religion.
Gottfried von Leibniz,
1646-1716, (G.) philosopher, mathematician, influenced German Enlightenment.
Martin Luther,
1483-1546, (G.) leader of the Protestant Reformation, founded Lutheran church.
Maimonides,
1135-1204, (Sp.) Jewish philosopher.
Jacques Maritain,
1882-1973, (F.) Neo-Thomist philosopher.
Cotton Mather,
1663-1728, (U.S.) defender of orthodox Puritanism; founded Yale, 1701.
Philipp Melanchthon,
1497-1560, (G.) theologian, humanist; an important voice in the Reformation.
Thomas Merton,
1915-68, (U.S.) Trappist monk, spiritual writer; The Seven Storey Mountain.
John Stuart Mill,
1806-73, (Br.) philosopher, economist.
Muhammad,
c 570-632, (Arab) the prophet of Islam.
Dwight Moody,
1837-99, (U.S.) evangelist.
George E. Moore,
1873-1958, (Br.) ethical theorist.
Elijah Muhammad,
1897-1975, (U.S.) leader of the Black Muslim sect.
Heinrich Muhlenberg,
1711-87, (G.) organized the Lutheran Church in America.
John H. Newman,
1801-90, (Br.) Roman Catholic cardinal, led Oxford Movement; Apologia pro
Vita Sua.
Reinhold Niebuhr,
1892-1971, (U.S.) Protestant theologian, social and political critic.
Friedrich Nietzsche,
1844-1900, (G.) moral philosopher; The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spake
Zarathustra.
Blaise Pascal,
1623-62, (F.) philosopher, mathematician.
St. Patrick,
c 389-c 461, brought Christianity to Ireland.
St. Paul,
?-c 67, a founder of Christianity; his epistles are first Christian theological
writing.
Norman Vincent Peale,
1898-1993, (U.S.) religious leader, author, The Power of Positive Thinking.
Charles S. Peirce,
1839-1914, (U.S.) philosopher, logician; originated concept of Pragmatism, 1878.
Plato,
c 428-347 B.C.,
(Gr.) philosopher, argued for independent reality of ideas; Republic.
Josiah Royce,
1855-1916, (U.S.) Idealist philosopher.
Charles T. Russell,
1852-1916, (U.S.) founder of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Fredrich von Schelling,
1775-1854, (G.) philosopher of romantic movement.
Friedrich Schleiermacher,
1768-1834, (G.) theologian, a founder of modern Protestant theology.
Arthur Schopenhauer,
1788-1860, (G.) philosopher.
Joseph Smith,
1805-44, (U.S.) founded Latter Day Saints (Mormon) movement, 1830.
Socrates,
469-399 B.C., (Gr.)
philosopher.
Herbert Spencer,
1820-1903, (Br.) philosopher of evolution.
Baruch Spinoza,
1632-77, (Du.) rationalist philosopher.
Billy Sunday,
1862-1935, (U.S.) evangelist.
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki,
1870-1966, (Jap.) Buddhist scholar.
Emanuel Swedenborg,
1688-1772, (Swed.) philosopher, mystic.
Thomas ŕ Becket,
1118-70, (Eng.) archbishop of Canterbury, opposed Henry II.
Thomas ŕ Kempis,
c 1380-1471, (G.) theologian, probably wrote Imitation of Christ.
Thomas Aquinas,
1225-74, (It.) Roman Catholic saint, wrote Summa Theologica.
Paul Tillich,
1886-1965, (U.S.) German-born philosopher and theologian; brought depth
psychology to Protestantism.
John Wesley,
1703-91, (Br.) theologian, evangelist; founded Methodism.
Alfred North Whitehead,
1861-1947, (Br.) philosopher, mathematician; Principia Mathematica (with
Bertrand Russell).
William of Occam,
c 1285-c 1349, (Eng.) medieval scholastic philosopher.
Roger Williams,
c 1603-83, (U.S.) clergyman, championed religious freedom and separation of
church and state.
Ludwig Wittgenstein,
1889-1951, (Austrian) philosopher, influenced language philosophy.
John Wycliffe,
1320-84, (Eng.) theologian, reformer.
Brigham Young,
1801-77, (U.S.) Mormon leader after Smith's assassination, colonized Utah.
Huldrych Zwingli,
1484-1531, (Sw.) theologian, led Swiss Protestant Reformation.
Source:
1994 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
Addresses
Adventists, Seventh-day
(1863), 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904; Pres., Robert
Folkenberg
American Rescue Workers
(1884), 2827 Frankford Ave., PO Box 4766, Philadelphia, PA 19134;
Commander-in-Chief & President, Gen. Paul E. Martin
Armenian Church of America, Diocese of the
(1889), Eastern Diocese: 630 Second Ave., New York, NY 10016; Primate,
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian; Western Diocese: 1201 N. Vine St.,
Hollywood, CA 90038; Primate, His Eminence Archbishop Vatche Hovespian
Assemblies of God (1914),
1445 Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802; General Supt., Thomas E. Trask
Baha’i Faith,
536 Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091
Baptist Bible Fellowship Intl.
(1950), PO Box 191, Springfield, MO 65801; Pres., Parker Daily
Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., American
(1907), PO Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482; Pres., Hector Gonzales
Baptist Convention of America, Inc.,
National (1880), 777 S.R.L. Thornton
Freeway, Ste. 205, Dallas, TX 75203; Pres., Dr. E. Edward Jones
Baptist Convention of America, Natl.
Missionary (1988), 6717 Centennial Blvd.,
Nashville, TN 37209; General Sec., Dr. S. J. Gilbert, Sr.
Baptist Convention, U.S.A., National
(1880), 1700 Baptist World Center Dr., Nashville, TN 37207; Pres., Dr. T. J.
Jemison
Baptist Convention, Progressive Natl.
(1961), 601 50th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019; Pres., Dr. Charles G. Adams
Baptist Convention, Southern
(1845), 901 Commerce St., Nashville, TN 37203; Pres., H. Edwin Young
Brethren in Christ Church
(1778), PO Box 290, Grantham, PA 17027; Moderator, Rev. Harvey R. Sider
Brethren, Fellowship of Grace
(1882), PO Box 386, Winona Lake, IN 46590; Moderator, Robert Fetterhoff
Buddhist Churches of America (1899),
1710 Octavia St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
(1809), 222 S. Downey Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46206; Gen. Minister, Richard L.
Hamm
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ,
4201 Bridgetown Rd., Box 11326, Cincinnati, OH 45211
Christian and Missionary Alliance
(1897), PO Box 35000, Colorado Springs, CO 80935; Pres., Rev. David Rambo, Ph.D.
Churches of Christ,
PO Box 726, Kosciusko, MO 39090
Church of Christ, Scientist
(1879), 175 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115; Pres., K. Dieter Förster
Church of God
(Cleveland, TN) (1886), PO Box 2430, Cleveland, TN 37320; Gen. Overseer, R.
Lamar Vest
Church of God in Christ (1907),
Mason Temple, 939 Mason St., Memphis, TN 38126; Presiding Bishop, Rt. Rev. L. H.
Ford
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day
Saints (Mormon) (1830), 50 E. North
Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84150; Pres., Gordon B. Hinckley-Pres.
Church of the Nazarene
(1907), 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131; General Sec., Dr. Jack Stone
Coptic Orthodox Church,
427 West Side Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07304; Archpriest, Very Reverend Fr. Gabriel
Avdelsayed
Episcopal Church
(1789), 815 Second Ave., New York, NY 10017; Bishop, Most Rev. Edmond L.
Browning
Evangelical Free Church of America (1884),
901 E. 78th St., Minneapolis, MN 55420; Pres., Dr. Paul Cedar
Friends General Conference (1900),
1216 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; Gen. Secretary, Bruce Birchard
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and
South America (1864), 8-10 E. 79th St.,
New York, NY 10021; Chairperson, Archbishop Iakovos
International Church of the Foursquare
Gospel (1927), 1910 W. Sunset Blvd., Ste.
200, Los Angeles, CA 90026; Pres., Dr. John R. Holland
Islamic Association in the U.S. and
Canada, Federation of, 25351 Five Mile
Rd., Redford Township, MI 48239; Sec., Nihad Hamed
Jehovah’s Witnesses
(1879) 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn,
NY 11201; Pres., Milton Henschel
Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical
(1987), 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631; Bishop, Rev. Dr. Herbert W.
Chilstrom
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
(1847), 1333 S. Kirkwood, St. Louis, MO 63122; Pres., A. L. Barry
Mennonite Church
(1525), 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN 46516; Moderator, Donella Clemens
Mennonite Church, The General Conference (1860),
722 Main St., Newton, KS 67114; Moderator, Darrell Fast
Methodist Episcopal Church, Christian
(1870), 4466 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116; Executive Secretary, Dr.
Clyde Williams
Methodist Episcopal Church, African
(1787), 1134 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, African
(1796), PO Box 32843, Charlotte, NC 28232; Senior Bishop, Ruben L. Speaks
Methodist Church, United
(1968), PO Box 320, Nashville, TN 37202; Pres., Bishop J. Woodrow Hearn
Moravian Church
(1735), Northern Province: 1021 Center St., Bethlehem, PA 18016; Pres.,
Gordon L. Sommers; Southern Province: 459 S. Church St., Winston-Salem,
NC 27108; Pres., Rev. Graham H. Rights
Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North
America, Antiochian (1895), 358 Mountain
Rd., Englewood, NJ 07631; Primate, Metropolitan Philip Saliba
Orthodox Church in America
(1794), PO Box 675, Syosset, NY 11791; Primate, The Most Blessed Theodosius
Pentecostal Church Intl., United (1925),
8855 Dunn Rd., Hazelwood, MO 63042; General Superintendent, Rev. Nathaniel A.
Urshan
Presbyterian Church in America (1973),
1852 Century Pl., Atlanta, GA 30345; Moderator, G. Richard Hostetter
Presbyterian Church (USA), (1983),
100 Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202; Moderator, David Dobler
Presbyterian Church, Cumberland
(1810), 1978 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104; Moderator, Dr. Robert M. Shelton
Reformed Church in North America,
Christian (1857), 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49560; Gen. Secretary, Rev. Leonard J. Hofman
Reformed Church in America
(1628), 475 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10115; Pres., Warren D. Burgess
Roman Catholic Church, The
(National Conference of Catholic Bishops), 3211 Fourth St., Washington, DC
20017; Pres., Archbishop William H. Keeler
Salvation Army, The
(1880), 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22313; National Cammander, Commissioner
Kenneth Hodder
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
(Reform), 838 5th Ave., New York, NY; Pres., Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of
America 333 7th Ave., New York, NY 10001;
Pres., Sheldon Rudoff
Unitarian Universalist Association (1793),
25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108
United Church of Christ
(1957), 700 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115; Pres., Reverend Paul H. Sherry
United Synagogue of America
(Conservative), 155 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010; Pres., Alan Tichnor
Vedanta Societies
(1893), 34 W. 71st St., New York, NY 10023
Wesleyan Church (1843),
PO Box 50434, Indianapolis, IN 46250; General Sec., Dr. Ronald Brannon