Christians are playing “words with theologians” today, offering their own takes on theologian (and church leader) names with the hashtag #AddAWordRuinATheologian. Last year, RNS blogger Rachel Marie Stone got #AddaWordRuinaChristianBook to start trending.
This time around, here are my current favorites with the actual names and descriptions underneath. Add your own to the comments section:
The Price is NT Wright #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Adam Ogg (@oggustine) June 3, 2014
N.T. Wright, retired Anglican bishop
J. I. Green Bay Packer #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) June 3, 2014
J.I. Packer, professor of systematic and historical theology at Regent College
https://twitter.com/BarnabasPiper/status/473817527118999552
George Whitfield, 18th century English Anglican preacher
Augustine of Hungry Hungry Hippo #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Matthew Ketchum (@mattketchum) June 3, 2014
Augustine of Hippo, 5th century theologian and philosopher
A.W. Tozer Stinky #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Drew (@drewdyck) June 3, 2014
A.W. Tozer, 20th century pastor and author
Has anyone done Charles Hodge Podge? #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— R.C. Sproul Jr. (@rcsprouljr) June 3, 2014
Charles Hodge, 19th century principal of Princeton Theological Seminary
Barth Simpson#AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) June 3, 2014
Karl Barth, 20th century Reformed theologian
Wayne Grudem vegetables #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) June 3, 2014
Wayne Grudem, evangelical theologian at Phoenix Seminary
Pope Eggs Benedict #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Andy Tuck (@AndyGTuck) June 3, 2014
Pope Benedict (any of them?)
Kevin Van Diesel Hoozer #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Justin Taylor (@between2worlds) June 3, 2014
Kevin Van Hoozer, professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PolyShoreCarp #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) June 3, 2014
Polycarp, a 2nd-century Christian bishop of Smyrna
John Wesley Snipes #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— HumbleCalvinist (@HumbleCalvinist) June 3, 2014
John Wesley, 18th century Anglican cleric and Christian theologian
https://twitter.com/sammyrhodes/status/473814204080996352
Jonathan Edwards, 18th century theologian
John of the Crossfit #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) June 4, 2014
St. John of the Cross, 16th century Catholic saint
Dorothy Day Timer #AddAWordRuinATheologian
— Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) June 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/raushenbush/status/473997783288934400
Dorothy Day, 20th century Catholic author