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Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471) was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the late medieval period, and the author of "The Imitation of Christ," published anonymously in Latin in the Netherlands c. 1418–1427, one of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books.

Jens Christian Aaberg (1877-1970) was a minister in the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served congregations in Marinette, WI; Dwight, IL; and Minneapolis, MN. He wrote Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark (1945), translated at least eighty hymns from Danish into English, and served on four hymnal committees. In 1947,...

Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC is the North American Territorial Director for the Legionaries of Christ. He studied at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, Italy receiving degrees in philosophy (1996) and theology (2002). On Christmas Eve, 2002, Father Shawn was ordained to the priesthood at Colegio Internacional Legionarios de...

Rev. Dr. Charles Aaron (1956-2023) was co-director of the Perkins Intern Program. He was a graduate of Lambuth College, Memphis State University, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and Union Theological Seminary. He was an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, where he served as pastor at...

Nathan Aaseng has had more than 170 books published, sacred and secular, for readers from 8 to adult. His latest work is The Five Realms, an epic fantasy based on 1 Corinthians 1:27. (Source and photo: workingpreacher.org)

Dr. W. James Abbington (1960-2025) was the Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. His research interests included music and worship in the Christian church, African American sacred folk music, organ, choral music, and ethnomusicology. He edited or co-authored over eleven...

Robert Gordon Abernethy (1927-2021) was an American journalist whose 42-year career with NBC News included roles as correspondent, anchor, interviewer, and bureau chief in Washington, London, Los Angeles, and Moscow. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School before beginning in radio and joining NBC...

Dr. Devon Abts is Assistant Director and Visiting Assistant Professor at The Henry R. Luce Center for the Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary. Dr. Abts received a Ph.D. from King's College, London, an M.A. from Yale Divinity School, and has published articles related to her research interests in...

Dr. Jennifer Ackerman is Assistant Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Director of Brehm Preaching—A Lloyd John Ogilvie Initiative. She graduated from Moorhead State University and Fuller Theological Seminary. She has nearly 30 years of experience facilitating the worship and preaching efforts of churches in multiple denominations across the...

Andrew Keith Malcolm Adam, known as A. K. M. Adam, is a biblical scholar, theologian, author, priest, technologist, and blogger. He is Tutor in New Testament and Greek at St. Stephen's House at Oxford University. He is a writer, speaker, voice-over artist, and activist on topics including postmodern philosophy, hermeneutics,...