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Samuel Wells
Samuel Wells (Ph.D., Durham University) is dean of Duke University Chapel and research professor of Christian ethics at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics and Speaking the Truth: Preaching in a Pluralistic Culture.
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Peter Heltzel
Peter Heltzel (PhD, Boston University) is Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary. He is the author of Resurrection City: A Theology of Improvisation and Jesus and Justice: Evangelicals, Race and American Politics. In addition to writing for USA Today, Books Culture, and Sojourners, Heltzel has published numerous articles in journals, such as Political Theology, Princeton Theological Review and Scottish Journal of Theology. An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he serves as Assistant Pastor of Evangelism at Park Avenue Christian Church. Heltzel has a deep commitment to the power of words and music, to social justice and to a global movement of radical change and collective activism. This passion was honored when he was awarded the 2014 Nelson Mandela Community Activist Award for his ongoing work to make a difference in New York City. Heltzel serves as director of the Micah Institute, which seeks to educate New York City faith leaders on issues of social and economic justice, to equip leaders to serve as change agents for social transformation and movement-building, and to act as a powerful coalition of organizers and advocates transforming New York City. He also serves on the Metro Commission on the Ministry and the Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation Team of the Northeastern Region, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Heltzel lives in Harlem with his wife, mezzo-soprano Sarah Heltzel.
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Gina Burkart
Gina Burkart teaches writing at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She is also a freelance writer and editor for Harcourt Religion Publishers. She published "Why Harry Potter Should Go to School" in Today's Catholic Teacher and presented that same material at the Art Soul conference at Baylor University.
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IVP is pleased to announce that My Vertical Neighborhood: How Strangers Became a Community by Lynda MacGibbon was named the best nonfiction book of the year as part of the 2022 Word Guild Awards.
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In recognition of his publishing leadership at InterVarsity Press, and his commitment to global student evangelism, Bob Fryling will be given the ECPA Chairperson's Award at the ECPA Leadership Summit on May 3rd in Nashville.
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William C. Weinrich
William C. Weinrich (DTheol, Basel) is rector of the Luther Academy, theological seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. Additionally, he is a professor of early church history and patristic studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is the author of Spirit and Martyrdom: A Study of the Work of the Holy Spirit in Contexts of Persecution and Martyrdom in the New Testament and Early Christian Literature and editor of The New Testament Age: Essays in Honor of Bo Reicke.
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Keith R. Anderson
Keith R. Anderson (DMin, George Fox Evangelical Seminary) is president of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. He is the author of A Spirituality of Listening, Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Those Giving and Receiving Direction, Friendships That Run Deep, Is This The One? and What They Don't Always Teach You at a Christian College. Anderson previously served as dean of spiritual formation and vocation at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and as dean of spiritual formation/campus pastor at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was director of Vocare, a program for theological exploration of vocation funded by a $2 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, and has been the Senior Fellow for Spiritual Formation for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities since 2000. His parish ministry experience includes serving urban parishes in Washington State, Michigan and Minnesota.
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Tawa J. Anderson
Tawa J. Anderson (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of philosophy and director of the Honors program at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He previously served as a Garrett Fellow at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, guest lecturing in a broad variety of philosophy courses. He also served for seven years as the English pastor of Edmonton Chinese Baptist Church and as part-time Baptist chaplain at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Anderson is passionate about contemporary Christian philosophy, particularly philosophical apologetics, and has written several articles in journals such as Christian Scholar's Review, Calvin Theological Journal, and Trinity Journal. He has led apologetic workshops, seminars, and conferences in western Canada, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Colorado. He and his wife, Vanessa, have three children.
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