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Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson is Candler School of Theology's Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus at Emory University. A noted scholar and an award-winning teacher, Johnson taught at Yale Divinity School and Indiana University prior to arriving at Candler in 1992. He is a graduate of Yale University, Saint Meinrad School...

St. John of the Cross OCD (1542-1591) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, Christian mystic, and Carmelite friar of Converso ancestry. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and is known for his writings. He was mentored by and corresponded with the older Carmelite nun Teresa of Ávila. Both his poetry and his studies on the development of the soul, particularly...

Derrick G. Jeter holds a master of theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and served as a writer for the Creative Ministries Department of Insight for Living Ministries. He has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books. Derrick's writing has appeared on influential Web sites, and he is a contributing...

Jeff Johnson is a recording artist, composer and producer who has released numerous solo and collaborative recordings. His early work was vocal progressive-rock, but his sound has since evolved to jazz, new-age, instrumental, contemplative and Celtic styles. He has collaborated with other established musicians, including Sandy Simpson, Brian Dunning, and...

Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024) was an American song leader, composer, professor of American history, curator at the Smithsonian, and social activist. In the early 1960s, she was a founding member of the Freedom Singers, organized by the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the Albany Movement for civil rights...

Rev. Bruce Jantzen is a Mennonite pastor is Saskatchewan, Canada.

Ashley Renée Johnson currently serves as fifth grade lead teacher at Epiphany School in Boston, MA, and is a provisional deacon in the United Methodist Church. She is a graduate of Boston University School of Theology, Brown University, and Spelman College. (Source: epiphanyschool.com; photo: neumc.org)

Kari Jobe has served for nearly two decades as a worship leader. (Source: karijobe.com; photo: mcalesternews.com)

Skye Jethani is an author, speaker, and co-host of the Holy Post Podcast, who has written more than a dozen books and served as an editor and executive at Christianity Today for more than a decade. His work has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, and The...

Dr. David Lyle Jeffrey was distinguished professor of Literature and Humanities at Baylor University from 2000 until 2019. He was also a professor emeritus of English Literature at the University of Ottawa and a guest professor at Peking University (Beijing) and honorary professor at the University of International Business and Economics...