Resource Authors

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 holds a B.A. from Juniata College (2003) and a graduate degree from Bethany Theological Seminary (2011). He has served in various ministry roles, including Youth Coordinator at a Methodist church in York, PA,...

Dr. Hilary Jerome Scarsella is the Director of Theological Integrity with Into Account, a survivor-centered organization focused on justice, accountability, and recovery in Christian contexts. She was previously Assistant Professor of Ethics & Theological Studies in the Gosnell Chair of Christian Ethics and Director of Gender, Sexual, and Racial Justice (GSRJ) studies at Colgate...

Phil Schaafsma is co-founder of Eyekons, an online resource of religious art for worship, education, and visual ministry.

Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade is Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky. An ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for over two decades, she earned both her M.Div. (2000) and Ph.D. (2014) from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (now United...

Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper is a pastor, author, and activist, and currently serves as interim pastor at United Church of Gainesville in Florida. She is one of the founders of Bricks and Mortals in New York City, and has served various congregations, most recently Judson Memorial Church, where she was...