Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, at this link there are dozens of pictures from church history - people who have affected the church for good and bad. No reading here, just pictures for those who need a break and want to put a face with a name.

http://www.apuritansmind.com/Puritan...nPortraits.htm

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http://www.apuritansmind.com/images/...hewMcMahon.jpg

Good one!

I noticed John Quincy Adams in the "18th - 20th Century" section - didn't he follow in the Unitarian footsteps of his father?

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Great resource!

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I have a copy of Theodore Beza's "Icones," Contemporary Portraits of Reformers of Religion and Letters (facsimile of 1909 edition by C.G. McCrie), which contains portraits of a number of additional Reformers. I think it is in the public domain (this should be verified). If so, it could provide additional pictures. I commend Beza's work highly!

Is it in digital form or is it a book?

JQA - not the same JQA that was president - this was a Baptist who wrote "Baptist, the only Thorough Reformers."

Book. I have yet to see it in digital form, but it would be a blessing to the body of Christ if this work could be brought into the 21st century.

Beza, Theodore. Beza´s Icones; Contemporary Portraits of Reformers of Religion and Letters. 1909. 300 pp. Notable for its woodcut portraits of all the main Protestant Reformers, with biographies. 1546. $30.

Source: http://members.aol.com/goodbooks7/Calvinism.htm

Another book which I commend along these lines is the Illustrated History of the Reformation by Oskar Thulin (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1967). It has more pictures of Reformers and historical sites and objects than any other single source I have read.

The Reformation picture gallery is another educational resource: http://www.mun.ca/rels/hrollmann/reform/pics/pics.html

Matthew,

Thank you for the post.

You should add a picture of Machen and VanTil to the 20th century

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I think http://www.apuritansmind.com/images/...hewMcMahon.jpg belongs in the heretic section

Im waiting to see your email responses for Billy Graham's picture !!

blade

p.s and aw pink

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Yeah, really!

That picture of Whinthrop always reminds me of the Phantom of the Opera. And what is it with Goodwin and that Mitre he wears. Webmaster looks alot like Turretin.

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Raise your hand if you never heard of Hansard Knollys before today?

(Raised hand)

Hey Blade,

Nice avatar picture. Are you having your "Your Best Life Now"?
::

(raised hand)

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Independence, Iowa

Here's an interesting website. It's a gallery of famous people throughout the history of Western civilization, including some Christians. The pictures may be downloaded for personal use.

http://www.thoemmes.com/gallery.htm

Yes Iam!!!!!

Blade

Blade;

If you must use an Olsteen as your avatar, at least use his wife Victoria!:P

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Every "sermon" I have ever heard by Olsteen has been "health and wealth" garbage. Isn't Lakewood almost the largest (if not already) church in America?

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It will be if it isn't now! They bought a former NBA basketball stadium.

And you're right, Olsteen never mentions sin, and he's proud of that!

Ohh now why would such a nice looking young man decieve people??



Blade

:bigsmile:

A signer of the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith - his was the first name signed to the 1689 Confession. A notable Particular Baptist who was born in England, came to the colonies to preach, and then returned to found a church in the UK.

I am shocked and amazed that you missed him.....but not really since most hands raised are probably from non-Baptists, or former Baptists who were not reformed when they were Baptists!


:bigsmile:

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Point taken. I am more well-grounded in Presbyterian history than Baptist, I don't mind saying.

The article I found on him noted that Cotton Mather considered him to be an antinomian. However, it didn't say anything about the Baptist Confession so I missed that until you mentioned it. Ah, well! That's good to know, thanks!

http://www.famousamericans.net/hansardknollys/