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Rev. C. Andrew Doyle is the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. He graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary and the University of North Texas. Previous to his election in 2008, Bishop Doyle served for five years as Canon to the Ordinary. He also served churches in Temple and...

Carl Døving (1867-1937) was a Norwegian hymwriter and translator. (Source and image: hymnary.org)

William Henry Draper (1855-1933) was an English hymnodist and clergyman who composed about sixty hymns. He is most famous for "All Creatures of Our God and King," his translation of "Canticle of the Sun" by Francis of Assisi. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Rev. Elaine Murray Dreeben is co-pastor of Pipe Creek Presbyterian Little Rock Church in Pipe Creek, TX. She is a graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and also serves as a communications manager in addition to serving as pastor. (Source and photo: pipecreeklittlerockchurch.org)

Dr. Cory Driver is the Managing Director of L.I.F.E. at Miami University, Oxford, OH. He works to expand the reach and deepen the impact of L.I.F.E.'s research and teaching expertise at Miami University and across the higher education ecosystem. His teaching and research focus on resource transformation between financial and...

Malcolm du Plessis is the founder of Common Hymnal, and is also known for his anti-apartheid activism.

Dr. Arlo Duba (1930-2023) was a preacher, teacher, and administrator, whose career included Westminster Choir College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He was a graduate of the University of Dubuque and Princeton Theological Seminary, and wasordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1955. In 1968, he did post-doctoral research at the Liturgical...

Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Love Mercy Do Justice (LMDJ) initiative of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores and Subversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege. Gilliard also serves on the board of directors for...

Duccio di Buoninsegna (1255/1260-1318/1319) was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy. Duccio is considered one of the greatest Italian painters of the Middle Ages. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ruth C. Duck (1947-2024) was an internationally renowned hymnwriter, with over 150 hymn texts and psalm paraphrases appearing in denominational hymnals and supplements in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Scotland, and England. Her most recent single author collection is The Poetry of Grace (Hope Publishing Co., 2015). Previous collections include Welcome God's...