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Dr. Stanley P. Saunders previously served as associate professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, and assistant professor of New Testament at Wartburg Theological Seminary. He is a graduate of San Jose Christian College, Emmanuel School of Religion, and Princeton Theological Seminary. His research interests include eschatology, creation, and the Gospel of Matthew. He is also...

Dr. Maryanne Saunders is the Ahmanson Research Fellow of Art and Religion at the National Gallery, London, and visiting lecturer at King's College London. At the gallery she researches, teaches, and engages the public with theological themes within the collection. She was previously Access and Career Development Fellow in History of...

Augusta Savage (1892-1962) was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance, and who worked for equal rights for African Americans in the arts. She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists who would become nationally known. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, also called Girolamo da Brescia (c.1480/1485-c.1548), was an Italian High Renaissance painter active mostly in Venice, although he also worked in other cities in northern Italy. He is noted for his subtle use of color and chiaroscuro, and for the sober realism of his works, which are mostly religious subjects, with a few...

Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) was a Dominican friar from Ferrara, Italy. He rose to prominence in late-15th-century Florence through fiery preaching against corruption, moral decay, and abuses of power. Seen by some as a prophetic voice, he helped drive out the Medici in 1494 and guided Florence into a strict religious...

Michael Saward (1932-2015) was a British Anglican priest, hymn writer, author, prize-winning journalist, regular broadcaster, religious adviser to the film "Cromwell," and holder of a Winston Churchill traveling fellowship. He wrote nearly a hundred hymns (of which "Christ triumphant" is his best known), and was Words Editor of three hymnbooks....

Rev. Nanette Sawyer serves as Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Small Group Ministry at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, IL. She previously served at St. James Presbyterian Church and Grace Commons, both in Chicago, and was founding pastor of Wicker Park Grace. She is a graduate of Hampshire College, Harvard...

Rev. Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media. (Source: americamagazine.org)

Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893-1957) was a renowned English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, and Christian humanist. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between the First and Second World Wars that feature...

Rev. Lee Saylor serves as the pastor of Salem Church of the Brethren in Englewood, OH. He graduated from Juniata College and Bethany Theological Seminary. He has served in various ministry roles, including Youth Coordinator at a Methodist church in York, PA, pastor of Fairview Church of the Brethren, and, since 2017,...