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Rev. Dr. Herbert Anderson is a Lutheran pastor and practical theologian whose career has centered on pastoral care, grief, empathy, and the formation of ministers. He earned a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, a B.D. from Augustana Seminary (now LSTC), and a Ph.D. from Drew University. Over six decades of...

Tadao Ando is a Japanese architect. Self-taught, he is known for his unique integration of architecture and landscape. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1995. Before becoming an architect, Ando worked as a boxer and fighter. He had no formal training in architecture, but a visit to Tokyo during high school, where...

Andrew of Crete (c. 650-712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer. He is venerated as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) was an English bishop and scholar who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, of Ely, and of Winchester, and oversaw the translation of the King...

Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews is general presbyter of the Hudson River Presbytery in New York. Prior to this call, she served over thirty years in four parishes in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, including as the former pastor of Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD. In 2003, she...

Bobby Angel is a regular contribution to Ascension Media, a site for Roman Catholic faith formation. His previous professional experience includes firefighting, seminary studies, and over twenty years of youth ministry. He has also taught theology and philosophy while serving as a high school minister. (Source: jackieandbobby.com)

Jackie Francois Angel is a musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, speaker, and youth minister, as well as a frequent contributor to the Roman Catholic faith formation site Ascension Media. (Source: jackieandbobby.com)

Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455) was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, described by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent." He earned his reputation primarily for the series of frescoes he made for his own friary, San Marco, in Florence. (Source and photo:...

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over fifty years. She received dozens of awards and more than fifty honorary degrees.