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Rev. Roy Berkenbosch is a retired minister in the Christian Reformed Church and the founding director of the Micah Centre at The King's University College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He served World Renew, the Christian Reformed Church's world relief organization, in a variety of roles during his career. (Source: reformedworship.org)

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order. He was sent to found Clairvaux Abbey only a few years after becoming a monk at Cîteaux. In the year 1128, Bernard attended the Council of Troyes, at which he...

Martin Bernigeroth (1670-1733) was a German engraver who lived and worked in Leipzig. (Source and photo: de.wikipedia.org)

Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (1598-1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture. In addition, he was a painter (mostly small canvases in oil)...

Sr. Kerstin-Marie Berretz O.P. is a Dominican sister in Arenberg, Germany. She works as a vocation coach and undertakes the D.Min. in Preaching-Program at the Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, MO. She lives in a convent of her congregation in Germany. (Source: word.op.org; photo: bistum-essen.de)

Daniel Joseph Berrigan (1921-2016) was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author. Berrigan's protests against the Vietnam War earned him both scorn and admiration, especially regarding his association with the Catonsville Nine. For the rest of his life, Berrigan remained one of the United States' leading anti-war activists. In 1980, he co-founded the Plowshares movement, an anti-nuclear protest group, that...

Wendell Erdman Berry is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. (Source and photo: Wikipedia)

Dr. Malinda Elizabeth Berry is professor of peace theology and the director of the Faith Formation Collection at Anabaptist Mennonite Theological Seminary. She graduated from Union Theological Seminary, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Goshen (Indiana) College. Her teaching and research interests include Christian social responsibility, environmental stewardship—with an emphasis on human ecology,...

Jacques Berthier (1923-1994) was a French composer of liturgical music, best known for writing much of the music used at Taizé. From 1961 until his death he served as organist at St. Ignace Church, Paris, France. Although his published works include numerous compositions for organ, voice, and instruments, Berthier is...

Sarah Bessey is a Canadian Christian author and blogger. She has written four popular books and is the co-founder and former cohost of the progressive Evolving Faith Conference and podcast. (Source: sarahbessey.com)