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James B. Janknegt is a Christian artist from Texas who is known for transposing biblical stories into contemporary American settings. (Source: artandtheology.org; photo: bcartfarm.com)

Rev. Paul Janssen retired in 2024 as pastor of United Reformed Church in Somerville, NJ.

Rev. Bruce Jantzen is a Mennonite pastor is Saskatchewan, Canada.

Wendy Janzen is an ordained pastor and spiritual director based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, with over 21 years of pastoral experience. She is the founder and leader of Burning Bush Forest Church, an outdoor worshipping community, and serves as a leader and mentor in the Wild Church Network. Her recent training...

Rev. Dr. Lynn Japinga is a historian of American religion and longtime professor whose teaching centers on women in the Bible, Christian feminism, and the history of the Reformed Church in America. She earned a B.A. in religion from Hope College, an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D....

Fr. Matthew Jarvis is the prior of St. Dominic's Priory, London, and a frequent contributor to Torch. (Source: english.op.org; photo: rosaryshrine.co.uk)

For twenty-three years, Rev. Cynthia Jarvis served with distinction as the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, PA. (Source: chestnuthillpres.org)

Rev. Dr. Mark Andrew Jefferson joined Acadia Divinity College in July 2025 as Associate Professor in the John Gladstone Chair of Preaching and Worship and Dean of the Sarah Daley Nickerson Chapel. He holds a BA from Norfolk State University, an MDiv from Candler School of Theology, and a PhD...

Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in June 2006. She served as chief pastor and primate to the Episcopal Church's members in 17 countries, 109 dioceses, and three regional areas. She joined with other principal bishops of the 38-member Provinces of the worldwide...

Dr. David Lyle Jeffrey was distinguished professor of Literature and Humanities at Baylor University from 2000 until 2019. He was also a professor emeritus of English Literature at the University of Ottawa and a guest professor at Peking University (Beijing) and honorary professor at the University of International Business and Economics...