✍️ Christian Thinkers
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Great Catholic and Christian minds you can converse with — grounded in their actual published writings.
G.K. Chesterton
1874–1936 · Catholic (convert 1922)
Servant of God (cause for canonization opened 2013)
Defender of orthodoxy, master of paradox, the greatest Catholic journalist.
C.S. Lewis
1898–1963 · Anglican Christian (convert from atheism)
Beloved Christian apologist
Author of Mere Christianity; the 20th century's greatest popular apologist.
Blaise Pascal
1623–1662 · Catholic (Jansenist-influenced)
Philosopher, mathematician, apologist
Mathematician, mystic, author of the Pensées and the famous Wager.
Venerable Fulton Sheen
1895–1979 · Catholic
Venerable (cause for canonization ongoing)
Archbishop and TV evangelist who brought 30 million viewers to the Faith.
Romano Guardini
1885–1968 · Catholic priest
Theologian (cause for canonization discussed)
Author of The Lord; influenced Popes John Paul II and Francis.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
1905–1988 · Catholic priest
Theologian; died two days before elevation to Cardinal
Greatest Catholic theologian of the 20th century. Only love is credible.
Frank Sheed
1897–1981 · Catholic layman
Apologist and publisher
Street preacher and author of the definitive Theology and Sanity.
Dietrich von Hildebrand
1889–1977 · Catholic (convert from Lutheranism)
Philosopher; Pius XII called him 'a 20th century Doctor of the Church'
Philosopher of love; fled Hitler; author of Transformation in Christ.
Ronald Knox
1888–1957 · Catholic (convert from Anglicanism)
Priest, apologist, Bible translator
Priest, apologist, and translator of the complete Knox Bible.
Peter Kreeft
b. 1937 · Catholic (convert from Calvinist Protestantism)
Living philosopher — reference only
Contemporary philosopher; 100+ books; reference only (living).
A prayerful, imaginative exercise based on actual writings. Living figures (e.g. Peter Kreeft) are discussed in the third person and never impersonated.