Heretic of the week: Charles Taze Russell
April 2, 2020
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Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) was born to Presbyterian Ulster Scot parents in Pennsylvania. His mother died when he was nine;
Heretic of the week: Henry Drummond
March 26, 2020
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Henry Drummond (1786-1860) was born to a banker and the daughter of a famous Scottish politician. Raised in wealth, his
Heretic of the week: Edward Irving
March 19, 2020
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Edward Irving (1792-1834) was born in Scotland. Graduating from the University of Edinburgh with an MA in 1809, he taught
Heretic of the week: Dwight D Eisenhower
March 12, 2020
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Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969) is best known both as the Allied Commander in World War II and as the 34th
Heretic of the week: Dion Fortune
March 5, 2020
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Dion Fortune (1890-1946) was born Violet Mary Firth to a wealthy English steel manufacturing clan who had moved to Wales.
Heretic of the week: Thomas Jefferson
February 27, 2020
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) is a world-renowned figure. Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador, first secretary of state,
Heretic of the week: Paul Moore Jr
February 20, 2020
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Paul Moore Jr (1919-2003) was born into an extremely wealthy and historic clan. (Clement Moore, author of the poem “The
Heretic of the week: Frank Buchman
February 13, 2020
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Frank Buchman (1878-1961) was born in Pennsylvania to devout Lutheran parents and was ordained a minister in that denomination in
Heretic of the week: Lorenzo Dow
January 23, 2020
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Lorenzo Dow (1777-1834) was the forerunner of that archetype of American frontier lore, the wandering preacher. Born in Connecticut, his
Heretic of the week: Ellen G White
January 9, 2020
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The 1830s were a tempestuous time for American Protestantism, from the fires of the Second Great Awakening to the ongoing
Heretic of the week: Harry Emerson Fosdick
January 2, 2020
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Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) was born in Buffalo, New York, graduating from Colgate University in 1900 and Union Theological Seminary
Heretic of the week: Paul Tillich
December 19, 2019
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Paul Tillich (1886-1965) was born to a minister of the Prussian State Church in what is now Poland. He and