Famous Irish Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Ian Paisley was a Northern Irish politician who served as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party from 1971 to 2008. From 2007 to 2008, he served as the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Also a Protestant religious leader, Paisley is credited with co-founding the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, of which he was the leader until 2008.  

Irish-American theologian John Dominic Crossan, who has previously been a Roman Catholic priest, was also associated with the Jesus Seminar. It is believed, he had quit Catholic priesthood to marry Margaret, his professor wife, and had then focused on teaching and writing. His written works include Who Killed Jesus?

Alexander Campbell was a Scots-Irish immigrant who went on to become an ordained minister in America. He then joined forces with his father and led a reform effort, which came to be known as the Restoration Movement. Also referred to as the Stone-Campbell Movement, it helped develop non-denominational Christian churches.