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Dr. William H. Wiggins Jr. (1934-2016) completed his doctoral studies in folklore at Indiana University Bloomington with an academic background in theology. As a student he served as the first graduate associate instructor in the Department of African American Studies. With the completion of his dissertation in 1974, he was...

Dr. Lieke Wijnia is a curator, teacher, researcher, and writer currently working for the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam and at the Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society of the University of Groningen. She also serves on the editorial boards of the Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art/ Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (NKJ) (since 2023) and of the Dutch Review of...

Richard Purdy Wilbur (1921-2017) was an American poet and literary translator. He was acclaimed in his youth as the heir to Robert Frost, translated the verse dramas of Moliere, Corneille, and Racine into rhymed English, collaborated with Leonard Bernstein as the lyricist for the opera Candide, and in later years acted, particularly through his role in the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference, as a...

Rev. Dr. Sarah Wiles is Pastor and Head of Staff at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church in Blacksburg, VA. She became pastor at BPC in 2020. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University, Union Theological Seminary, and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Prior to serving at BPC, Sarah served churches in Tacoma, WA,...

Dr. Deborah Wilhelm is a lecturer in practical theology at Loyola University New Orleans, and Adjunct Professor of Preaching and Evangelization at the Aquinas Institute of Theology (where she co-directs the Delaplane Preaching Initiative). She is a graduate of Aquinas Institute of Theology, Loyola University New Orleans, and Cal Poly,...

Karen Wilk is a National Team Member for Forge Missional Training Network, and a Missional Leader Developer for the Christian Reformed Church in North America. She is also a neighbor, wife, mom, and minister who is leading her own neighborhood community. She has a Doctorate in Missional Leadership from Northern...

Rev. Dr. Robert Louis Wilken is an American historian and former Lutheran minister, and is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the History of Christianity emeritus at the University of Virginia and Distinguished Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He earned a B.A. from Concordia Seminary and...

Rev. Bryan Wilkerson is pastor emeritus at Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA. He previously served for sixteen years as Senior Pastor at Shelter Rock Church in Manhasset, NY. He graduated from Wheaton College, Denver Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is a frequent contributor to Preaching Today and The Leadership Journal, and enjoys speaking at...

Rev. Dr. Barbara Wilkins-Crowder was ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1988. She has served congregations since as both member and minister. She currently works as Executive Director of a not-for-profit that strives to keep the elderly and disabled living in their homes of choice. (Source: worshipwords.co.uk)