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PatristicAmbrose of Milan
c. 339-397 AD
MedievalAnselm of Canterbury
1033-1109 AD
PatristicAugustine of Hippo
354-430 AD
MedievalBernard of Clairvaux
1090-1153
ModernCharles Finney
1792-1895
ModernCharles Spurgeon
1834-1892
PatristicCyril of Jerusalem
313-386 AD
PatristicGregory of Nyssa
c. 335-395 AD
ApostolicIgnatius of Antioch
c. 35-108 AD
Post ReformationJacobus Arminius
1560-1609
Post ReformationJohn Bunyan
1628-1688
PatristicJohn Chrysostom
c. 347-407 AD
ByzantineJohn of Damascus
c. 676-749 AD
Post ReformationJohn Owen
1616-1683
EnlightenmentJonathan Edwards
1703-1758
Ante NiceneJustin Martyr
c. 100-165
ReformationMenno Simons
1496-1561
ReformationTeresa of Avila
1515-1582
MedievalThomas Aquinas
1225-1274
Post ReformationThomas Watson
1620-1686
PatristicAmbrose of Milan
c. 339-397 AD
MedievalAnselm of Canterbury
1033-1109 AD
PatristicAugustine of Hippo
354-430 AD
MedievalBernard of Clairvaux
1090-1153
ModernCharles Finney
1792-1895
ModernCharles Spurgeon
1834-1892
PatristicCyril of Jerusalem
313-386 AD
PatristicGregory of Nyssa
c. 335-395 AD
ApostolicIgnatius of Antioch
c. 35-108 AD
Post ReformationJacobus Arminius
1560-1609
Post ReformationJohn Bunyan
1628-1688
PatristicJohn Chrysostom
c. 347-407 AD
ByzantineJohn of Damascus
c. 676-749 AD
Post ReformationJohn Owen
1616-1683
EnlightenmentJonathan Edwards
1703-1758
Ante NiceneJustin Martyr
c. 100-165
ReformationMenno Simons
1496-1561
ReformationTeresa of Avila
1515-1582
MedievalThomas Aquinas
1225-1274
Post ReformationThomas Watson
1620-1686
ModernAndrew Murray
1828-1917
PatristicAthanasius of Alexandria
c. 296-373 AD
PatristicBasil the Great
c. 330-379
MedievalCatherine of Siena
1347-1380 AD
ModernCharles Hodge
1797-1878
PatristicCyril of Alexandria
c. 376-444 AD
PatristicGregory of Nazianzus
329-390 AD
PatristicGregory the Great
540-604 AD
Ante NiceneIrenaeus of Lyon
c. 130-202 AD
PatristicJerome
347-420 AD
ReformationJohn Calvin
1509-1564
ReformationJohn Knox
c. 1514–1572
ReformationJohn of the Cross
1542-1591
EnlightenmentJohn Wesley
1703-1791
MedievalJulian of Norwich
c. 1342-1416
ReformationMartin Luther
1483-1546
Ante NiceneOrigen
185-254
MedievalThomas à Kempis
c. 1380-1471 AD
ReformationThomas Cranmer
1489-1556
ReformationUlrich Zwingli
1484-1531
ModernAndrew Murray
1828-1917
PatristicAthanasius of Alexandria
c. 296-373 AD
PatristicBasil the Great
c. 330-379
MedievalCatherine of Siena
1347-1380 AD
ModernCharles Hodge
1797-1878
PatristicCyril of Alexandria
c. 376-444 AD
PatristicGregory of Nazianzus
329-390 AD
PatristicGregory the Great
540-604 AD
Ante NiceneIrenaeus of Lyon
c. 130-202 AD
PatristicJerome
347-420 AD
ReformationJohn Calvin
1509-1564
ReformationJohn Knox
c. 1514–1572
ReformationJohn of the Cross
1542-1591
EnlightenmentJohn Wesley
1703-1791
MedievalJulian of Norwich
c. 1342-1416
ReformationMartin Luther
1483-1546
Ante NiceneOrigen
185-254
MedievalThomas à Kempis
c. 1380-1471 AD
ReformationThomas Cranmer
1489-1556
ReformationUlrich Zwingli
1484-1531
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Augustine of Hippo354–430 · Doctor of Grace
Why do I feel pulled into worldly things?
“The world itself—God’s creation of heaven and earth—is not evil; what corrupts you is the way you love it. But you must uproot the love of the world that chokes the seed of charity.”Homilies on 1 John, Hom. 2, §8
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Calvin
On grace we agree, but on its mode and means we differ — and the differences are not small.
Wesley
Brother, you say the will is wholly bound. I say grace finds the will and frees it.
Aquinas
The will is moved by the good — but its proximate freedom remains.
Mode III
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Romans 8 · 28Three voices
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God…”
- Chrysostomhears providence
- Calvinhears election
- Wesleyhears love
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