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Max Beckmann (1884–1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer known for his intense self-portraits and works blending realism with social critique. He studied art extensively in Leipzig and became a leading figure associated with the New Objectivity movement. Beckmann held a master class at the Städelschule Academy...

Bede (672/3-735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable, was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the greatest teachers and writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," gained him the title...

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential...

Katy Beedle Rice is the Interim Director for The Center for Children and Theology. She graduated from Gonzaga University and Aquinas Institute of Theology. Her experience in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) began in 2005, and deepened during her time as Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the Cathedral...

Rev. Dr. W. J. Beeners, Professor of Speech Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary, earned degrees from Dubuque University and Princeton Seminary, later receiving a Doctor of Divinity from Dubuque. Serving over four decades, he pioneered interpretive speech training for ministers, developed a leading multimedia studio, and taught widely across theological...

Dr. Jeremy Begbie is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, and the McDonald Agape Director and founder of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. He is also a Senior Member at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music...

Ken Beidler is a graduate of the University of Delaware and lives in Philadelphia, PA. He attends Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, in Philadelphia. (Source: anabaptistworld.org; photo: theclaystudio.org)

Steve Bell is a songwriter, storyteller, and troubadour for our time. Over the course of a 30-year solo career, he has been sharing a message of love, hope and faith through songs, stories, and writings. He has released 20 solo CDs over his career and has received multiple awards for...

John Lamberton Bell is a Scottish hymn-writer and Church of Scotland minister. He is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist. He works throughout the world, lecturing in theological colleges in the UK, Canada and the United States, but is primarily concerned with the renewal...