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Dr. Carol M. Bechtel is a biblical scholar, author, and educator with over 30 years of experience in teaching and writing. She graduated Hope College, Western Theological Seminary, and Yale University. Professionally, she began teaching at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education and has served on the faculty at Western...

Dr. Richard Beck is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Abilene Christian University, and the Senior Fellow of the Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing. He also teaches in the Doctor of Ministry programs at Fuller Theological Seminary and Abilene Christian University. Beck is the author...

Rev. Wallace Becker has served on the administrative and ministerial staff at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. He graduated from Concordia University, Seward, NE, and served as a director of Christian education at Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor, MI, and First Lutheran Church in Placerville, CA. He also...

Rev. Kris Beckert is the lead pastor of Table Life Church near Harrisburg, PA and also serves as Mission Strategist with Fresh Expressions North America. She graduated from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and has has served at churches in the Nazarene, Baptist, and Methodist traditions. (Source and photo:...

Max Beckmann (1884–1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer known for his intense self-portraits and works blending realism with social critique. He studied art extensively in Leipzig and became a leading figure associated with the New Objectivity movement. Beckmann held a master class at the Städelschule Academy...

Bede (672/3-735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable, was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the greatest teachers and writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," gained him the title...

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great...

Katy Beedle Rice is the Interim Director for The Center for Children and Theology. She graduated from Gonzaga University and Aquinas Institute of Theology. Her experience in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) began in 2005, and deepened during her time as Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the Cathedral...

Rev. Dr. W. J. Beeners, Professor of Speech Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary, earned degrees from Dubuque University and Princeton Seminary, later receiving a Doctor of Divinity from Dubuque. Serving over four decades, he pioneered interpretive speech training for ministers, developed a leading multimedia studio, and taught widely across theological...

Dr. Jeremy Begbie is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, and the McDonald Agape Director and founder of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. He is also a Senior Member at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music...