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Valerie Bridgeman Davis

Dr. Valerie Bridgeman is Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Associate Professor of Homiletics and Hebrew Bible at Methodist School of Theology in Ohio. Dr. Bridgeman is a graduate of Baylor University, Austin Theological Seminary, Trinity University, and is author of the entry on Homiletics in The Oxford...

Updated 08/01/2026

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Matthew Bridges

Matthew Bridges (1800–1894) was a British-Canadian author and hymnodist. Born in Essex, England, he came from a Church of England family and was the younger brother of Rev. Charles Bridges. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in 1831, contributing to his education and intellectual development. Bridges began his literary career...

Updated 09/08/2026

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Robert Bridges

Robert Bridges (1844–1930) was an English physician, poet, scholar, and Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. He was educated at Eton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, before studying medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He practiced as a physician until lung disease prompted his retirement in 1885, after which he...

Updated 09/07/2026

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Susan R. Briehl

Rev. Susan R. Briehl is a pastor of the ELCA. She served as Executive Director of Holden Village, a Lutheran center for renewal in the North Cascade Mountains in Washington State. Previously she served with her husband for eight years as campus pastors at Pacific Lutheran University, and for five years as...

Updated 08/01/2026

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G. W. Briggs

George Wallace Briggs (1875–1959) was an English Anglican clergyman and hymn writer educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He served as a Royal Navy padre before holding several senior church positions, including Vicar of St Andrew’s Church, Norwich; Rector of All Saints, Loughborough; Canon of Leicester Cathedral;...

Updated 09/14/2026

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Cynthia Briggs Kittredge

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge is the dean and president emerita of Seminary of the Southwest, having retired in 2024. She was appointed in 2013 after serving on the faculty as the Ernest J. Villavaso, Jr. Professor of New Testament and as academic dean. She graduated from Williams College and...

Updated 08/01/2026

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William Bright

William Bright (1824–1901) was an English ecclesiastical historian and Anglican priest; he is known for his hymns. He was educated at University College, Oxford. In 1847 he was Johnson's Theological Scholar, and in 1848 he also obtained the Ellerton Theological Essay prize. He was elected Fellow in 1847, and subsequently...

Updated 08/01/2026

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Mary Bringle

Dr. Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and coordinator of the integrated studies major at Brevard College in Brevard, NC. She is a graduate of Emory University and Guildford College. Her publications reflect her interests in pastoral theology and hymnology, and she began writing hymn texts...

Updated 08/01/2026

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Emily R. Brink

Emily R. Brink served as Program Director and Senior Research Fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship beginning in 2002, then in semi-retirement became Resource Development Specialist for Congregational Song until she completely retired in 2021. Her areas of interest include congregational song from all times and places; psalmody;...

Updated 11/03/2026

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Jill Briscoe

Jill Briscoe was educated at Cambridge, and taught school for a number of years before marrying Stuart and raising their three children. In addition to sharing with her husband in ministry with Torchbearers and in pastoring a church in the United States for 30 years, Jill has written more than 40 books,...

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