Daily Archives: April 18, 2012

Desiderius Erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus  -  Humanist scholar Source: Wikipedia The Dutch humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, was born at Rotterdam, apparently on October 28, 1466, the illegitimate son of a physician’s daughter by a man who afterwards turned monk. He was called Gerrit Gerritszoon … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Edwards

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Jonathan Edwards  -  American puritan theologian and philosopher Source: Wikipedia Edwards was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, to Timothy Edwards, pastor of East Windsor, and Esther Edwards. The only son in a family of eleven children, he entered Yale in … Continue reading →

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Philip Doddridge

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Philip Doddridge  -  Non-conformist and hymn-writer Source: hymntime.com/tch Eighteenth century England produced many excellent hymnwriters whose hymns are still sung today – Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and the Puritan Philip Doddridge, who died on October 26, 1751. Philip Doddridge was … Continue reading →

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Thomas Cranmer

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Thomas Cranmer  -  Archbishop of Canterbury and author of the Book of Common Prayer of 1549 Source: Wikipedia Thomas Cranmer was born in Nottinghamshire on July 2, 1489, the son of Thomas Cranmer Senior and his wife, Agnes (Hatfield). He … Continue reading →

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