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John Mason Neale (1818-1866) was an English Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter. He worked on and wrote a wide range of Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Western and Eastern. Among his most famous hymns is the 1853 "Good King Wenceslas," set on Boxing Day. An Anglo-Catholic, Neale's works...

Kathleen Norris is the award-winning poet, writer, and author of The New York Times bestsellers The Cloister Walk, Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, and The Virgin of Bennington, as well as seven books of poetry. Exploring the spiritual life, her work is...

Richard Nysse is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. He served as assistant pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Belmont, MA, for two years following ordination in 1974. Nysse has twice been book editor of World & World (1980-84 and 1984-91), and was a member of the Old...

J. Peter Nixon, a regular Commonweal contributor, works in the health-care industry and lives in Northern California.

Barbara J. Newman served as the Church Services director and Special Education consultant for All Belong in Wyoming, MI, a teacher at Zeeland Christian School, and a CICW Program Affiliate. She died in September 2020. She wrote several books on creating a place of welcome in congregations for persons with...

Mark Noll is an American historian specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Research Professor of History at Regent College, having previously been Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. Noll is a Reformed evangelical Christian, and...

Jen Norton is a fine artist working in acrylic. She is a graduate of Santa Clara University. Jen worked as a Graphic Designer for CKS Partners in Cupertino. Developing marketing communications materials helped push her from purely personal expression to full conversation. After ten years as a graphic designer, Jen...

Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka is senior pastor of Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS. He joined the staff in March 2016 as director of adult faith formation, later becoming senior associate pastor. Rodger is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University, McCormick Theological Seminary, and Georgia State University. Prior to...

Rev. Jeffrey A. Nelson serves as Minister for Ministerial Calls and Transitions on the national staff of the United Church of Christ, and as pastor of St. Michael's United Church of Christ in Marshallville, OH. Before that, he was a local church pastor for over 15 years in several places around...

Dr. Glenn Nielsen is director of Placement, director of certification and professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. His areas of interest and expertise include communication, rhetoric and homiletics. Particularly, Nielsen has studied the use of creative means within a sermon. He is a graduate of Concordia...