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TD Jakes
June 9 1957 - Present (Modern Era)
Thomas Dexter Jakes was born in South Charleston, West Virginia and grew up in Vandalia. He attended West Virginia State University but dropped out before graduating. He went on, however, to preach at "The Potter's House," a non-denominational megachurch....
Tedd Haggard
June 27, 1956- Present (Modern Era)
Ted Haggard is the founding evangelical pastor of St. James Church and New Life Church, both located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Haggard became a born-again Christian at the age of 16 and was greatly influenced by C.S. Lewis. Haggard did his undergraduate...
Tenzin Gyasto, the Dalai Lama
July 6 1935 - Present (Modern Era)
Tenzin Gyatso is the shortened name of Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Teshe Tenzin Gyatso. He was born Lhamo Thondup and is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. He was born in Taktser, Amdo, Tibet and formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in 1939. He has...
Teresa of Avila
March 1515-October 1582 (Renaissance)
Teresa of Avila was born in Spain in 1515 and raised to be a pious Christian. At 10 years old, she and her brother tried to escape the town to seek martyrdom among the Moors but were stopped by their uncle. After her mother's death when Teresa was 11, Teresa...
The Reverend Michael-Ray Matthews
1969 -
Reverend Michael-Ray Mathews is an ordained American Baptist minister and a leading pastor in the multifaith movement for justice. He currently serves as the deputy director and chief faith officer of Faith in Action, formerly known as the PICO National...
Thich Nhat Hanh
October 11 1926 - Present (Modern Era)
Thich Nhat Hanh was born Nguyen Xuan Bao in 1926. He entered monastic life at the age of 16 and received training in two Buddhist traditions before being ordained as a monk in 1949. He came to be recognized as the spiritual leader and dharmacharya of the Tu...
Thomas Aquinas
1225 - March 7, 1274 (Late Medieval)
Arguably the most influential thinker of the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas was a Dominican priest born to an aristocratic family in Sicily. His older siblings were groomed for military and leadership roles, while as a younger child, as was typical, he was...
Thomas Cranmer
July 2, 1489 - March 21, 1556 (Reformation)
Archbishop of Canterbury to King Henry VIII, Thomas Cranmer figures prominently in the Reformation. He helped navigate between the more conservative factions of the church and enthusiastic reformers during the period when England broke with Rome, and the...
Thomas Helwys
1575-1616 (Early Modern Era)
Thomas Helwys is an English Puritan leader that helped organize the first Baptist church. He advocated for the church to be kept separate from state and was best known for his seminal work on religious liberty. Helwys is credited for writing theological...
Thomas Keating
March 7 1923 – October 25 2018 (Modern Era)
Thomas Keating was born in New York City and attended Deerfield Academy, Yale University and Fordham University. He graduated in December 1943 and entered the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance in January 1944. He was appointed Superior of St....
Thomas Merton
January 31, 1915–December 10, 1968 (Modern Era)
Thomas Merton was born on May 26, 1949 in Prades, France. He was baptized in the Church of England according to his father's wishes, but Merton had little interest in organized religion for most of his life. He attended a series of boarding schools in his...
Tim Keller
September 23 1950 - Present (Modern Era)
Tim Keller was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1950. He graduated from Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Westminister Theological Seminary. He dedicated himself to Christ through the ministry of InterVarsity while at Bucknell...
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