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Adams, Douglas.
Popular British author of the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" tetrology (albeit usually called a trilogy.)
Adams, James L.
American engineer and writer of books on creative thinking, first used the phrase "think out of the box."
Addison, Joseph
Æschylus, (525 - 456 B.C.)
Classical Greek dramatist.
Albright, William Foxwell
American biblical archaeologist, director of the American Schools of Oriental Research, co-editor of the Anchor Bible.
Allen, Dave
British humorist.
Allingham, Margery, (1904-1966)
Twentieth century British mystery writer, creator of Campion.
Allport, Gordon, (1897-1967).
American psychologist.
L'Amour, Louis
American author, best known for his Westerns.
Anderson, Neil T.
Anderson, Poul
American author, best known for his science fiction. One lengthy series began with the "Future History of the Polesotechnic League," a series of books chronicling the adventures of a Hanseatic League type in space. (The "history" was continued in a series that followed the career of an espionage agent named Flandry in the Empire.)
Anthony, Piers
Fantasy author.
Arieti, Silvano
Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
Greek philosopher.
Armstrong, Karen.
Former nun, British freelance writer.
Armstrong, Neil
American astronaut, first man to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.
Asimov, Isaac
Twentieth Century America scientist and science fiction/fantasy writer. He also wrote a bible commentary. Among his better known writings were the "Foundation" series. Asimov was a premier science fiction writer in large part because he used hard science in a "soft science fiction" format.
Asire, Nancy
Atchity, Kenneth
Auden, W. H. 1907-1973.
20th century English/American poet.
Augustine of Hippo, St. (354-430)
Church Father, early theologian/philosopher, best known for his Confessions and The City of God. (Eccentric note: The latter is best known among librarians for having been cataloged in the Dewey decimal "urban planning" classification, rather than as theology.)
Avendon, Richard.
Twentieth century American photographer.
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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
English philosopher.
Bain, George
Barbero, Alessandro.
Italian biographer of Charlemagne
Barbour, Ian.
Barfield, Owen, 1898 - ?.
British solicitor, member of Inklings literary movement, best known for his philosophy of history writings.
Barkway, Lumsden
Bishop of St. Andrews.
Barth, Karl
Twenthieth century German theologian with broad influence.
Barton, Joan.
Head, Legislative Library, British Columbia, retired.
Baudrillard, Jean
French philosopher.
Beane, Wendell C.
Beeching, Jack
Beer, Robert.
British artist and Tibetan Buddhist advocate.
Beer, Stafford
Pioneer cyberneticist.
Bell, Currer -- see: Brontë, Charlotte
Bender, David R.
Benford, Gregory.
Berdiaev, Nicolai: see: Berdyaev, Nicholas
Berdyaev, Nicholas, 1874-1948.
Best known as an existentialist theologian and philosopher, Nicholas Berdyaev (there are several different transliterations of the Russian name) also participated in the Bolshevik revolution. One of his more curious accomplishments was starting a theological seminary in Soviet Russia. (However, note his comment on Lenin's view of religion, V.I. Lenin. There are more extensive comments in the text of the work, The Origin of Russian Communism (1937, 1948).) After 1922, he lived, taught, and wrote in western Europe for the remainder of his life.
Bernard of Chartres.
Bester, Alfred
Twentieth century science fiction author.
Bhattacharyya, Narenda Nath.
Faculty member of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India.
Bible
Primary sourcebook for Judaism and Christianity.
- David, fl. 1,000 B.C.
Second king of ancient Israel, shepherd, psalmist, father of Solomon.
- Ecclesiastes.
- Ezekiel. Hebrew prophet.
- Author of Letter to the Hebrews
- Heman the Ezrahite (Psalms).
- Hosea. Hebrew prophet.
- Isaiah.
Jewish prophet, author of the biblical book of Isaiah.
- James.
An early leader in the church in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah
Jewish prophet, author of the biblical books of Jeremiah and Lamentations; lived at the time of the fall of Judah to Babylon.
- Joel
Jewish prophet, possibly some time between 650 - 400 B.C.
- John (Epistles).
One of the twelve apostles appointed by Jesus, accredited as the author of one of the four gospels, 3 letters (epistles), and the apocalyptic book, Revelation. The authorship of one or more of the preceeding has been challenged, alternative authors being either his disciples or a "John the Elder" in Asia Minor.
- Korah, sons of (Phrasing varies according to translation.) See also above, Heman the Ezrahite.
- Matthew. Apostle, author of the first Gospel.
- Micah. Hebrew prophet.
- Nahum.
Jewish prophet, author of the biblical book of the same name.
- Nehemiah.
Fifth century B.C. Israelite leader, prominent along with Ezra in the return to Israel from Babylon.
- Paul.
Originally known as Saul of Tarsus. A Jew of the Pharisee party, a disciple of Gamaliel, he is first recorded as an eager persecutor of Christians until his conversion to Christianity. After his conversion and a period of isolation, he became the main Christian apologist to the non-Jewish populations of what is now Asia Minor and Greece. Author of much of the Christian New Testament, his letter to the Romans inspired Martin Luther to develop the "95 Theses" which sparked the Reformation era, as well as Luther's doctrine of justification by faith.
- Peter.
An early disciple of Jesus; one or the original Apostles. In Roman Catholicism, he is viewed as the first Pope, albeit not so by other denominations.
- Preacher, the -- see: Ecclesiastes .
- Proverbs (Book of)
A collection of proverbs, whose collection is attributed to King Solomon. While Solomon may have written many of the included proverbs, some proverbs are attributed to other, specific writers.
- I Samuel.
- Zechariah. Hebrew prophet.
Biedermann, Hans
Biggle, Lloyd, Jr.
Science fiction author.
Black, Kent
Black Hawk
Chief of the Sauk tribe of native Americans, grandfather of the athlete, Jim Thorpe.
Blake, William. (1757-1827)
British mystic, poet, artist, and engraver.
Blanchard, Ken: quoted with:
Hersey, Paul.
Blundell, Joe Whitlock.
Boesky, Ivan.
Billionaire Wall Street trader, later convicted of illegal trading.
Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus (c.480 - 524/525 A.D.)
Christian philosopher and political administrator in Rome under Theodoric.
Bohm, D.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich
A German theologian and pastor, who, as a leader of the "Confessing Church" during the Nazi era, was persecuted. He left Germany but, later, changed his mind and returned. (See, I Loved This People.) Arrested for participation in the plot to kill Hitler, he was executed just before the Allies liberated his concentration camp.
Borchert, Catherine M. and Zihlman, Adrienne L.
Borges, Jorge Luis (1899- )
Argentinnian author.
Botscharow, Lucy Jayne.
Botscharow, Lucy Jayne and Foster, Mary LeCron.
Professor of anthropology.
Bowen, Elizabeth
Bradley, Omar N., General, US Army (1893-1981).
Twentieth century American army general. Participated in battles in north Africa, Sicily, and the D-Day Invasion. He also served as Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, under President Truman during the Korean War.
Brand, Stewart
Brande, Dorothea
Brontë, Charlotte
Nineteenth century British author, writing under the nom de plume, "Currer Bell."
Bruce-Mitford, Miranda
Brumm, Ursula.
Burnett, R. Will, with: Brummit, Wyatt B., and Zim, Herbert S.
Buber, Martin
Twentieth century Jewish theologian.
Buchan, John
British twentieth century mystery writer.
Buchanan, Mark.
American/Canadian pastor.
Buchler, Justus (with John Herman Randall, Jr.)
Co-author of a introductory book on Philosophy.
Buckner, Mark R.
American musician and clergyman.
Bultman, Rudolf
Twentieth century German theologian best known for his demythologization approach to study of the Bible. Perhaps his most important work was Jesus and the Word (1958).
Burkert, Walter
Burns, Robert. (1759-1796.)
Scots poet.
Burton, Robert
Nineteenth century British adventurer, translated 1001 Nights.
Butler, Samuel
Buttrick, George A. (Arthur)
Editor of the original version of The Interpreter's Bible set of Bible commentaries.
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Camara, Helder (Dom)
Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.
Campbell, Joseph
Scholar of comparative mythology and host of a popular public television program.
Campbell, Will D.
Southern Baptist pastor involved early in the Civil Rights movement. His autobiography is both entertaining and moving, Brother to a Dragonfly.
Campolo, Tony
Camus, Albert
French existentialist philospher and writer.
Carson, Ben.
American pediatric neurosurgeon, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Has written several books, including Take the Risk (Zondervan, 2008.)
Carter, James Earl (Jimmy) (1924 - )
U.S. Navy officer, 39th American President, and Southern Baptist layman; well known for his support of charitable efforts and support of peace and democratic initiatives after his presidency. The later led to his establishing the Carter Center.
Carter, Stephen L.
American lawyer.
Carver, W.O.
Twentieth century Southern Baptist theologian.
Cashdan, Sheldon
Child psychologist.
Castro, Americo
Cates, Ward Mitchell
Cézanne, Paul
French artist, associated with the Impressionists, who was influential on the Cubists and other modern painters.
Cherryh, C. J.
American writer of science fiction and fantasy. Some of her best known series include her first publication, the Morgaine trilogy (later, a fourth novel was added), the Chanur series (wherein a feline species discovers an almost-hairless ape species), and the recent "Fortress" series. She received greatest recognition for the Cyteen trilogy, a subseries in her largest science fiction series.
Chesterson, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
British author, Christian apologist. His best know fiction works are The Man Who was Thursday and the Father Brown mystery series. Personally, I prefer The Poet and the Lunatic, a seemingly little known work, which better portrays the inductive view of reality than the mysteries (which I found very thin.)
Child, Heather
Chomsky, Noam
Ciardi, John
Twentieth century American poet who also authored a popular textbook on understanding poetry.
Cicero
Roman orator.
Cirlot, J. E. (Juan Eduardo)
Twentieth century Spanish poet, artist, and critic.
Clapp, Rodney
Clemens, Samuel
Nineteenth century American author and humorist, adopted the pen name "Mark Twain" from his days as a riverboat captain.
Clift, Jean Dalby (with Wallace B. Clift)
Pastoral counselor.
Clift, Wallace B.
Canon Theologian for the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado.
Cloud of Unknowing, author of.
An anonymous, Medieval mystic.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor.
Nineteenth century British poet.
Colles, Dorothy
Collins, Francis S.
Medical doctor, Director of the Human Genome Project.
Colson, Charles ('Chuck").
Special counsel to Pres. Nixon, became a devout Christian while serving a prison term related to his involvement in the Watergate scandal.
Confucius
Highly influential sage, philosopher, political scientist, and moralist of 6th century, B.C., China.
Conner, W. T.
Southern Baptist theologian.
Conway, Thor
Cooper, Duff
Cooper, J. C. (Jean C.)
Costikyan, Greg
Covello, Joseph A. & Hazelgren, Brian J.
Cox, Harvey.
American Baptist theologian best known for his book, The Secular City.
Crawford, Walt
Cronin, Blaise
Crosby, Cindy
American author of By Willoway Brook, a book of thoughts relating Christian experience to the environment.
Crystal, David, O.B.E.
Honorary Professor of Linguistics, Unviersity of Wales, Bangor, as well as a prolific writer and editor of books on language. Not only are his writings well written, but often have creative manners of presentation that augment (rather than detract from) the message.
Czerneda, Julie E.
Canadian science fiction author.
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Darion, Joe.
Twentieth century songwriter.
David (see: Bible: Psalms)
Davies, Paul
British physicist and agnostic, best known for his many books popularizing physics.
Daviot, Gordon. See: Mackintosh, Elizabeth.
Davis, Jim
American cartoonist, creator of the strip, "Garfield" and the cat character of the same name.
Day, Dorothy
Dickens, Charles
Prolific Nineteenth Century British author and proponent of copyright laws.
Dickson, Gordon R.
American science fiction author.
Dillard, Annie
Disraeli, Benjamin.
Nineteenth century British statesman and Prime Minister.
Donaldson, Stephen R.
American author of fantasy and science fiction. First publications were the two trilogies named Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever.
Dong, Phan Van.
Prime Minister of Vietnam.-
Donne, John. (1573 - 1631.)
English courtier, cleric, and poet. Among his best known poems are "No Man Is an Island" and "Death Be Not Proud" (actual name: Holy Sonnet X.)
Dőrner, Dietrich
Doss, Richard W.
Dozois, Gardner
American author/editor best known for his collections of science fiction and fantasy.
Drucker, Peter
American management theorist.
Drumheller, Tyler.
American espionage agent and administrator at the Central Intelligence Agency.
Drumwright, Huber L.
Bible scholar and academic administrator.
Dvorak, John C.
American journalist/columnist, with concentration on computers.
Dyson, Esther
American journalist/columnist, with concentration on computers.
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Eccles, Henry E.
Rear Admiral, retired, U.S. Navy.
Ecclesiastes -- see: Bible--Ecclesiastes
Eckhart, Johannes (Meister)
Fourteenth century German theologian, preacher, and mystic.
Eco, Umberto.
Twentieth century Italian author of hyper-cynical novels.
Economist, The, (editor of).
Weekly news publication from London, with emphasis on financial markets.
Edge, Findley.
Professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; church renewal expert.
Edwards, Owen.
Eighmy, John Lee.
Twentieth century American church historian.
Eilenberger, Gert.
Einstein, Albert.
Twentieth century physicist, developed the theory of relativity. Won the 1921 Nobel prize for physics.
Eliade, Mircea (1907 - 1986).
Twentieth century scholar of religion, originally from Hungary, but worked in France after the Communist invasion of his homeland. Editor in Chief of the major Encyclopedia of Religion (1987), as well as author of many studies of myth, symbols, and comparative religion.
Eliot, T.S.
Twentieth century poet.
Ellis, E. Earle
Twentieth century American Southern Baptist theologian/Bible scholar.
Elsheimer, Janice.
L'Engle, Madeleine
Escher, M. C.
Twentieth century Dutch artist/engraver. Best known for his works playing with perspective, he also took pride in his interlacing works to which he referred as "divisions of the infinite."
Estling, Ralph.
British science teacher.
Evans, C. Stephen
Evening, Margaret.
Eyck, Aldo Van.
Dutch architect.
Ezra: Aprocryphal writing.
Author of the book of Ezra in the Bible and purported author of the apocryphal books, I Esdras and II Esdras.
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Fabiny, Tibor.
Lecturer in English Literature, Attila Jozsef University, Budapest.
Farmer, Philip José
Science fiction author.
Farrant, John H..
Senior Assistant Secretary, University of Sussex.
Farrar, Austin (Dr.).
Finley, Moses I.
Historian.
Firth, Raymond
Fitton, J. Lesley
Fontana, David
Forester, C. S. .
Twentieth century British author, best known for his Horatio Hornblower series about the Royal Navy during the Bonaparte era.
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan) (1879-1970).
English author.
Foster, Alan Dean
American author of science fiction.
Foster, Mary LeCron and Botscharow, Lucy Jayne.
Fothergill, John.
British bon vivant, inn keeper.
Fournier, Valérie. See: Parker, Martin.
Lecturer, Management Centre, Unviersity of Leicester.
Fowles, John.
Frankl, Viktor
Twentieth century Austrian psychoanalyst, a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps.
Franz, Maria-Louise von.
Analytical psychiatrist, associate of C.G. Jung.
Frazer, James G.
Preeminent scholar of comparative religions, best known for compiling The Golden Bough, an extensive study of myths and rituals.
Freeman, D.N. (with Lundbom, J.R.)
Freud, Sigmund.
19th/20th century pioneer of psychoanalysis.
Friedrich, Paul.
Fromm, Erich.
Twentieth century psychologist.
Frutiger, Adrian
Frye, Northrop
Furse, Margaret Lewis
British mystic.
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Gaiman, Neil
British author of fantasy/horror.
Gandhi
Usually called by the Hindu title, Mahatma. Twentieth century Indian religious and political leader, best known for his principle of non-violent civil disobedience.
Gauguin, Paul
French Impressionist artist, best known for his Tahitian paintings and his friendship/quarrel with van Gogh.
Gennaro, Richard De
American library administrator and columnist.
Gibran, Kahlil
Lebanese poet.
Gleick, James.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
German poet.
Goff, Jacques le.
Goldberg, Isaac
Golding, William (1911 - ).
British author, best known for the novel, Lord of the Flies.
Goodkind, Terry
Fantasy author.
Gordon. Cyrus H.
Archaeologist.
Gordon, Ernest
Grant, W. Wayne
Gray, Jack
Grayson, A. Kirk
Green, Miranda
British anthropologist best known for her studies of Celtic religion.
Greene, Graham
Twentieth century British author.
Greenfield, Meg
Columnist.
Gribbin, John with Paul Davies.
Grigorenko, Petro G.
Russian general, exiled from the Soviet Union.
Grimond, John.
Gruchow, Paul
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Hadingham, Evan
Haggard, H. Rider
British author; most of his adventure tales are situated in Africa and have aspects of the occult. His best known books are Allan Quartermain and She. Often considered racist, mainly due to his unconcealed dislike of the Boers.
Haldane, J. B. S.
Twentieth century British scientist.
Hall, Christopher A., (with
Oden, Thomas C.)
American theologian.
Hall, James A.
Clinical psychiatrist, Dallas, Texas.
Hannah, Barbara
British analytical psychologist, disciple and biographer of C. G. Jung (q.v.)
Hapgood, Charles H.
Harrison, Everett F.
Bible scholar.
Hathaway, Nancy
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Nineteenth century American author.
Hazelgren, Brian J. See: Covello, Joseph A. &,
Hearn, Lefcadio
One of the earliest Westerners to sojourn in Japan after it opened to outsiders in the late 19th century.
Heisenberg, Werner
Hellwig, Monikar
Hendricks, William L.
American Southern Baptist theologian, taught at both the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY) and the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth, TX.)
Herm, Gerhard
Hersey, Paul and Blanchard, Ken
Hillegas, Mark R.
Hillel (Rabbi)
Hillis, W. Daniel
American technologist and analyst of technological trends.
Hitler, Adolf
An Austrian, led the rise of National Socialism (Naziism) in Germany during the Great Depression, eventually becoming the dictator of that nation. Under his leadership Germany initiated World War II, capturing most of Europe and allied with Italy and Japan, before the Allies, primarily Britain, the U.S.A., and the U.S.S.R., crushed the Axis powers. Committed suicide when Soviet troops surrounded Berlin.
Hocking, William Ernest
Holmes, Douglas
Holmes, John Clellan
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935).
American jurist.
Hopper, Vincent Foster
Hunt, Bruce
Hunt, Thomas C. see with: Honer, Stanley M.
Hunter, Archibald M.
Huxley, Aldous (1894 - 1963).
British author, best known for his science fiction/futurist novel, Brave New World, which emphasized the political developments of an increasingly crowded world.
Huxley, Elspeth (1907 - ).
Married a cousin of Aldous Huxley, a British colonial in Kenya. Her best known writing is The Flame Trees of Thika.
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Illich, Ivan
Controversial philosopher.
Inge, William Ralph
Mystic.
Innis, W. Joe
American artist.
Isaac of Syria, (St.)
Christian mystic.
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Jackson, Jesse (1941 - )
American religious and civil rights leader.
Jackson, Robert H. (1892 -1954).
American jurist.
Jaffé, Aniela
Analytical psychologist, one of C.G. Jung's (q.v.) closest associates.
James, Henry (1843-1916).
American author, brother to William (q.v.)
James, William (1842-1910)
American psychologist and philosopher, brother to Henry (q.v.)
Jay, John (1745-1829).
American patriot, contributor to
"The Federalist Papers,"
first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826).
American patriot, author of the Declaration of Independence, third President of the United States of America, author of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Statute of Religious Freedom, founder of the University of Virginia. Jefferson also donated his own library to the Library of Congress with which to rebuild after LC was burnt during an invasion. (Which is why the Library of Congress named its website, "Thomas".) He was also an inventor, agriculturalist, and architect, designing his own home of Monticello and that of his neighbor, James Madison, which is now know as Ash Lawn. Both of these homes may be visited by the public today. Thomas Jefferson and his friend, fellow-patriot, and sometimes rival, John Adams (of Massachussetts) died on Independence Day, 1826.
Jenkins, Philip.
Jennings, Sue.
Jeremiah (see: Bible)
Hebrew prophet, 7th-6th century, B.C.
Jeremias, Joachim.
Twentieth century German theologian and Bible scholar.
Job (see: Bible)
Joel (see: Bible)
Johnson, L. D.
Johnson, Robert A.
Twentieth century American psychologist (depth psychology.)
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Author of what is considered the first authoritative dictionary of the English language.
Joseph, Chief, Hin-mut-too-uah-lat-kekht. (C1840 - 1904).
Nineteenth century chief of the Nez Percé. After failing to maintain peace between his people and the encroaching Whites, attempted to lead the Nez Percé on an exodus to Canada.
Jung, Carl Gustav (C. G.)
Swiss analytical psychologist, a close disciple of Freud until they broke over Jung's interpretation of a dream, which represented a major diversion from Freud's main thesis of pschology. He later called his view of psychology, analytical psychology to distinguish it from Freud's psychoanalysis. Much of his writings deal with symbols and myths, as well as dream interpretation. One of the main themes of his writing is normal maturation process (as opposed to abnormal psychology.) Although he detested simplifying his concepts (see his statement in his autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections), he agreed to publish the popular-level book, Man and His Symbols, but only so long as most of it was written by certain of his disciples. This is a good book to start with (try to get the large format edition if you can), but afterwards you have to choose from the great quantity of his varied writings, written at a more demanding level.
- C. G. Jung Page
A huge, slow-loading page of any and everything even vaguely related to Jung and Analytical Psychology.
- C.G. Jung Institute of Boston.
Page of the professional association.
- Carl Jung.
A brief description of Jung, a biography, and a discussion of his main theories, with a brief bibliography, by Dr. C. George Boeree.
- C.G. Jung Institut (German & English.)
Juster, Norman.
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Kafka, Franz (1883-1924)
Austrian author.
Kahler, Erich
Kallen, Horace M.
Translator known for his translations of Aristotle's writings.
Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944).
Russian artist and art theorist. Much of modern art is based on his theorization.
Keay, John.
British historian focussing on the Far East, including India.
Keightley, Thomas
Keillor, Garrison
American humorist, writer, and entertainer, best known for his scripts and writings based on his imaginary "Lake Woebegone, Minnesota."
Keith-Lucas, Alan
Kelsey, Morton T.
Kelly, Walt (Walter Crawford.) (1917-1973).
Cartoonist, illustrator, animator. Although never a resident of the state of Georgia, his cartoon strip, "Pogo" was situated in the Okeefenokee Swamp, and was a combination of home-spun humor and political satire.
Keniston, Kenneth
Twentieth century sociologist of American adolescents.
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
35th U.S. President, assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in November, 1963.
Kerr, Clark
Kierkegaard, Søren (1813-1855).
Nineteenth century Danish philosopher/theologian. Often viewed as the first existentialist, Kierkegaard argued that Christianity required a choice, that existence required a choosing, that the Christendom of his day and place had little to do with God, and that decisions made solely intellectually were illusions. Rather, a person must make his decisions with the will, not just the objective intellect. And, eventually, a person seeking to know/experience the infinite reality must make a "leap of faith" beyond what could be rationally known. Kierkegaard was known as a bon vivant, but he would slip out of a theatre once the play started and go home to write his scathing criticisms of the formal Christendom of his day.
Kilby, Clyde S.
Killinger, John
Twentieth century American theologian and cultural critic.
King, Carole
American folk musician.
King, M. C., and A. C. Wilson
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968).
American National Baptist preacher, civil rights leader. Best known oratory is "I Have a Dream."
Kipling, Rudyard
British poet and novelist from the turn of 19th/20th century. Although known as a "poet of empire," he also celebrated the enemy, especially in the poem, "Fuzzy Wuzzy." This poem dealt with one of the only two times the British army was defeated by an enemy armed mainly with edged weapons. Kipling is probably best known today for his Jungle Books (Mowgli and Riki-tiki-tavi tales are from these two volumes.) However, my favorite book is Kim, the story of a British orphan raised on the streets of India, who becomes involved in the Great Game while also being taught by a Buddhist monk. Kipling also wrote Captains Courageous, a story of the New England fishermen and the Grand Banks.
Kleinberg, Howard
Editor of the Miami News.
Kreeft, Peter
Kubie, Lawrence
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Ladd, George Eldon.
Twentieth century American Bible scholar and theologian.
Laing, R. D.
Scots psychologist.
L'Amour, Louis
American author, best known for his Westerns.
Landes, David S.
Lane, Belden
Lawrence, D.H.
Irish author.
Lawrence, T.E. (Thomas Edward)
British archaeologist, soldier. Best known for his effort organizing Arab resistence to the Turks during World War I. Became known as "Lawrence of Arabia" as a result of Lowell Thomas' lecture, "With Allenby in Palestine and Lawrence in Arabia." NOTE ON SOURCES: Lawrence's autobiographical writing, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was published in more than one edition. The first published edition (1922) was privately printed for very limited distribution. The 1926 and 1935 editions, each with further reductions, were the only publicly available editions in the author's lifetime. (There was an abridgement, Revolt in the Desert, available in America.) However, those editions had lost the first chapter of the 1922 edition which contains Lawrence's most famous quote, "All men dream, but not equally...." This original "chapter 1" was included in the Penguin paperback as an introductory chapter but was missing from the Dorset hardcover I read in 1992 (and wondered where the famous quote was--it was not there!)
Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan.
British author.
League of Nations
A treaty organization which formed following WWI, and is generally seen as a precursor of the U.N. A brain child of President Woodrow Wilson, who nonetheless failed to convince the U.S.A. to join.
Lee, Robert E., (1807 - 1870)
American 19th century military leader, commander of the Army of Virginia during the American Civil War.
Leeming, David .
Leeming, Margaret Adams with David Adams Leeming
Lefever, Ernest
Legrand, Francine-Claire
Lehane, Brendan
Levi-Strauss, Claude.
Levine, Irving
Twentieth Century American journalist, affiliated withthe NBC network news.
Levitt, Theodore
American management theorist.
Lewis, C.S. (Clive Staples). (1898-1963)
Twentieth century British author, literary scholar, and Christian apologist. A member of the Inklings literary group, he is best known for Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters; The Chronicles of Narnia (a series of children's books; despite the allegory which Tolkien so hated, they are still popular), and the so-called "Science Fiction Trilogy." His autobiography is titled, Surprised by Joy. A little known fact of his life is that he died quietly the same day that JFK was assassinated.
Lewis, Gilbert.
Lewis, Roy Harley
Lin-Chi
Livingstone, Sir Richard
Long, William F., Jr.
Longyear, Barry B.
Science fiction/fantasy author best known for his novel, Enemy Mine.
Louth, Andrew
Bishop of St. Andrews.
Lovelock, James
Lowell, James Russell
Loyn, H. R.
Lucas, Linda
Librarian.
Lumsden, Charles J.
Canadian biologist, best know for his co-authoring the book, Promethean Fire with Edward O. Wilson, which proposed the "theory" of sociobiology, but seems designed to display a different logical error in each chapter.
Lundbom, J.R. (with Freeman, D.N.
Lundquist, John M.
Lurker, Manfred
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McCaffrey, Anne
Science fiction writer.
McDonald, George (1824-1905)
Nineteenth century pastor and Scots fantasy and folklife author, considered to be more important than his friend, Lewis Carroll, in their day. Fantasy novels (for adults) were Phantastes and Lilith; he also published 2 "Princess and Curdie" novels and At the Back of the North Wind for children. He wrote numerous short stories and several "home life" novels. Of the later, I have only read Warlock o'Glen Warlock, which has nothing to do with warlocks and witches, but, rather, an impoverished Scots family of that name, albeit not without a forgotten, secret chamber.
McGill, Arthur
McGrath, Alister.
McGrory, Mary.
American journalist, columnist for the Washington Post.
MacKay, Donald
British brain physiologist.
MacKenzie, Donald A.
Twentieth century Scots anthropologist & mythologist.
MacKillop, James
MacLean, Alistair
Twentieth century British adventure novelist. A number of his books were made into movies, among which the best known were The Guns of Navarone (I hated the British/American role reversal in the movie) and Where Eagles Dare (Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure - EXCELLENT book and movie.) Two other favorites of mine are When Eight Bells Toll (modern piracy) and Puppet on a Chain (drug trade in the Netherlands); in both of these, the hero does not get the girl. Curiously, he wrote a "young adult" biography of T. E. Lawrence (q.v.), which was recently republished.
MacLeod, G. Preston
MacLeod, Ken
Twenty-first century science fiction novelist.
McMillan, John
MacNeil, Eoin
Mackey, Louis
Mackintosh, Elizabeth, a.k.a. Gordon Daviot and Josephine Tey. (1896-1952)
Twentieth century British playwright and mystery author.
Mallarmé, Stephane (1842-1898)
French poet.
Malone, Dumas.
Historian, biographer of Thomas Jefferson.
Malraux, André.
Twentieth century French author, philosopher, and political associate of Charles de Gaulle.
Martyr, Justin.
After his death, "martyr" came to mean "one who dies for his beliefs."
Masterman, J. C., (Sir John Cecil). (1891-1977)
British professor, academic administrator, and Chair of the Double-Cross Committee (also known as "XX Committee") during WWII.
Matthew - see: Bible - Matthew.
Mauduit, J. A.
Mauraic, François.
Twentieth century French author, poet, commentator.
May, Rollo
American psychoanalyst.
Meggs, William Joel, M.D., Ph.D.
Merton, Thomas
American Trappist monk, theologian.
Micah (see: Bible)
Hebrew prophet.
Miesel, Sandra
Science fiction critic.
Mill, John Stuart
British philosopher and economist.
Miller, Calvin.
American pastor.
Mixon, Jerry W.
Mizner, Wilson.
Moltman, Jürgen.
Twentieth century German theologian.
Monod, Jacques.
Montagna, William.
Morgan, Robert J.
Morris, Chris & Janet
Fantasy authors.
Morris, John
Twentieth century historian.
Morris, Steve R., (1952 - )
American Christian, educator, artist, reference librarian, and collector of quotations.
Morton, H. V. (Henry)
English soldier, traveller, post-WW I.
Muller, Wayne
Murray, Andrew.
South African Christian minister and author of popular devotional theology.
Murray, Robert.
Mylander, Charles, with Neil T. Anderson.
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Nahum (see: Bible)
Hebrew prophet.
Napier, Davie.
Theologian, best known for his Old Testament analyses.
Needleman, Jacob
Nelson, Milo
Neumann, Erich
Twentieth century Israeli psychologist.
Neville, Robert Cummings
Theologian.
Niebuhr, H. Richard
Twentieth century American Lutheran theologian, brother of Reinhold. H. Richard is best know for his integration of theology and social concerns. His best known book, a classic on religion and society, is Christ and Culture.
Niebuhr, Reinhold
Twentieth century American Luthern theologian, brother of H. Richard Niebuhr.
Niebuhr, Richard R.
American theologian.
Nielsen, Jakob
Computer engineer and internet stylist.
Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900).
German philosopher.
Noll, Mark A.
Historian of Evangelicalism.
Norris, Kathleen
Northrop, F.S.C.
Oden, Thomas C.
American theologian, editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture set of Bible commentaries.
Oetinger, C.F.
Olmstead, F. H.
Oppenheimer, Robert
Twentieth century American theoretical physicist, popularly known as "Father of the bomb" for his work on the atomic bomb during World War II, he later became a vociferous opponent to nuclear weapons.
Orwell, George (1903 - 1950).
Twentieth century British author with strong political themes in his writing. Best known works are Animal Farm, a parody of the Soviet Union, and 1984.
Otto, Rudolf (1869 - 1937).
German scholar of religion; his best known work is The Idea of the Holy.
Owen, Wilfred
Owens, Virginia Stem
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Packer, J. I.
American Fundamentalist theologian.
Pargeter, Edith.
Twentieth century British mystery writer, creator of Cadfael, a Benedictine monk who solved mysteries in a series of mysteries written under the nom de plume of "Ellis Peters." Many were later televised in a popular series in the "Mystery" program on PBS.
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Parker, Martin, with Fournier, Valérie, and Reedy, Patrick.
Professor, Management Centre, University of Leicester.
Parrott, James R.
Patterson Ben
Patterson, John
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) -- see: Bible -- Paul
Peattie, Donald Culross
Peters, Ellis: See:
Pargeter, Edith.
Peter -- see: Bible -- Peter
Phillips, J. B.
Twentieth century American theologian and Bible translator. Best know for his book, Your God Is Too Small.
Piggott, Stuart (1910 - 1996).
British archaeologist.
Planck, Max
Plato
Classic Greek philosopher.
Polyani, Michael
Powell, James N.
Pratchett, Terry.
British fantasy humorist, known for his creation of the Discworld, a flat world carried on the backs of 4 elephants standing on a turtle swimming through the universe.
Price, J.M.
Twentieth century Southern Baptist religious education pioneer and educator.
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Quadrazo, Juan
An authorial figment of the SRM indexer's mind.
Quenon, Paul
Trappist brother.
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Randall, John Herman, Jr. with Justus Buchler.
Co-author of a introductory book on Philosophy.
Ramakrishna
Raudsepp, Eugene
Read, Piers Paul.
British journalist and history author.
Redford, Donald B.( A. Kirk Grayson and)
Reedy, Patrick. See: Parker, Martin
Lecturer, Business School of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Rees, Elizabeth.
Roman Catholic nun.
Reid, James.
"James Reid...was minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1915 until his retirement in 1945. He is a former president of the National Free Church Council of England and Wales, and is the auithor of a number of books..." (From the dust jacket of The Interpreter's Bible; X. (PG153, Abingdon Press, 1953.))
Reps, Paul
Compiler of Zen koans.
Richardson, Alan.
Ridenour, Fritz.
Pastor and commentator on Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
Robert, Henry M.
Original compiler of "Robert's Rules of Order."
Robinson, H. Wheeler
Twentieth century Christian theologian.
Rogers, Will.
American humorist.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882 - 1945)
President of the United States of America (1933-1945) during the Great Depression and most of World War II, elected to a record 4 terms of office; died in office.
Rosche, Paul J., Dr.
President, American Institute of Stress.
Rosen, Robert H.
Rosinski, Herbert
Ross, Allen P.
American Episcopalian theologian and professor.
Ross, W. Stanley
British espionage agent during WWII.
Roszak, Theodore.
American sociologist.
Routh, Martin Joseph, Dr.
Rubenstein, Harry.
Curator, National Museum of American History.
As partially quoted, partially paraphrased by: Edwards, Owen.
Rubin, Louis D., Jr.
American publisher and author.
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Sabatini, Raphael (1875 - 1950).
Early twentieth century author of swashbuckling tales.
Saberhagen, Fred
Science fiction author.
Samuelson, Robert J.
Sansom, George (1883 - 1965).
Scholar of Japanese history.
Saul of Tarsus -- see: Bible -- Paul
Sayers, Dorothy
Twentieth century British author and playwright, Christian apologist, and advocate of women's equality. Sayers is best known for her creation of the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, but also created Montague Egg, a wine salesman who also solved mysteries, albeit with much more discretion and thought. A feminist, she wrote an excellent essay, "Are Women Human?", which will still put a bite on chauvinism. She was affiliated (in an ambiguous way) with the Inklings literary group (which included, among others, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams, and Roger Lancelyn Green.)
Schmidt, Thomas.
Twenty-First century, American college professor.
Schulz, Charles M.
American cartoonist and Christian apologist, creator of the comic strip, "Peanuts" and the characters Charlie Brown and his dog, Snoopy.
Schwarzwalder, Robert
Schweitzer, Albert (1875 -1965)
Musician, doctor, theologian, and missionary. He received a Nobel prize in 1952.
Scoggins, B. Elmo
Scott, Walter, Sir. (1771-1832)
Popular 19th century Scottish author, especially of historical romances, as well as of narrative poetry.
Semands, David A.
Counselor; professor, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky.
Seattle.
Chief of Duwamish.
Segler, Franklin M.
Professor of pastoral ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Seife, Charles
Selden, John.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (4 B.C. - A.D. 65)
Stoic philosopher and politician, often referred to as, "Seneca the Younger."
Sennsert III, Pharoah
Service, Robert W. (1874 - 1958).
American adventure poet of the early Twentieth century, especially known for his poems of the Alaskan gold rush.
Shaw, George Bernard (1856 - 1950)
British playwright.
Sheckley, Robert
Twentieth century science fiction author.
Sheen, Fulton
American bishop.
Sheler, Jeffrey L.
American journalist.
Sienkewicz, Thomas J.
Simon, Paul
Folk/rock musician and composer. Originally became known as part of the duo, Simon & Garfunkle, along with Art Garfunkle. After the pair broke up, Simon continued his career, composing and singing.
Smart, James D.
American Christian educator.
Smith, Alexander
Smith, Bradley F.
American journalist.
Smith, Opal
Soltes, Ori Z..
Sommer, Theo
Sommerfelt, Alf.
Sonden, David
Spangler, Ann.
American Christian devotional writer.
Spooner, John D.
Stockbroker and novelist.
Steele, Richard
Steere, Douglas V.
Steinsaltz, Adin
Israeli rabbi, scholar.
Stephens, James.
Stephenson, Neal.
Fantasy author.
Stevens, Anthony.
Stevens, Cat
British rock musician of Greek parents (born Steven Georgiou) who became, successively, Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim (changing his name to Yusef Islam). After his final conversion, ceased his career as a musician. His major songs seem to be "Matthew & Son" and "Wild World," my own introduction to his work. My favorite, however is the album, "Numbers," a concert of words and ideas that is more sophisticated than most listeners were ready for.
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Nineteenth century British writer of fiction and travel, best known for his "boys" novels, Treasure Island and Kidnapped, although I preferred the sequel to the latter, David Balfour, also known as Catriona.
Stewart, Mary.
British fantasy writer, best known for her Arthurian tetrology.
Stewart, William.
Retired British Royal Army mental health counsellor, author of several books including the set, Imagery and Symbolism in Counselling (1996) and Dictionary of Images and Symbols in Counselling (1998).
Stockdale, James B.
Admiral, United States Navy.
Stoddard, James.
American fantasy author, whose work makes mythological use of Biblical characters and concepts.
Sulzberge, C. L.
Sutherland, Duncan B., Jr.
Sutherland, George.
U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Sykes, Egerton.
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Tarfon, Rabbi.
Taylor, G. P.
British Christian fantasy author.
Taylor, Richard.
Tefertiller, Casey.
Temple, Richard.
Tey, Josephine. See: Mackintosh, Elizabeth.
Thielicke, Helmut.
German theologian and pastor.
Thiemann, Francis C. (Dr.)
University of Louisville, School of Education.
Thomas, Lewis, M.D.
Twentieth century American medical doctor who gained a reputation for writing eclectic, literate essays.
Thompson, Raymond H.
Thoreau, Henry David, (1817-1862).
19th Century American Transcendentalist, essayist, and back-to-nature enthusiast.
Tillich, Paul.
Twentieth century German theologian who remained in the U.S. after the defeat of the Nazis from whom he had fled before WWII. Most of his work shows an existential bent, but his late work, including vol. 3 of his Systematic Theology, shows the influence of "process theology", expecially that of Alfred North Whitehead. His most accessible book is the short Dynamics of Faith. I believe much of his work is misunderstood because of his attempt to write in language that would be comprehendible to those who were unfamiliar with "church language." For instance, he used the phrase, "ultimate concern" to refer to whatever a person chose for his or her god, including when he was talking about the God Tillich knew. The "death of God" theologians refer to him as their inspiration, although he renounced their interpretations.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Twentieth century British philologist and fantasy author. He is best known as author of The Hobbit (a children's book) and its adult sequel, The Lord of the Rings. The popularity of these two works, published mid-century, is often cited as the start and inspiration of the flourishing of fantasy at the end of the twentieth century. A member of the Inklings literary group and close friend of C.S. Lewis.
Tolstoy, Leo N. (1828 - 1910).
Russian author. Another transliteration of his first name is "Lyof".
Tozier, A. W. (Aiden Wilson).
Twentieth century evangelist and pastor.
Trautman, Rodes.
Trueblood, Elton.
Tuchman, Barbara.
American popular historian.
Turner, James.
Turner, Victor.
Twentieth century American anthropologist.
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Underhill, Evelyn.
British mystic.
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Walker, Mort.
American cartoonist, originator of the "Beetle Bailey" comic strip.
Walton, George.
Colonel, U.S. Army, retired.
Watkins, Calvert.
Watts, Alan.
American Buddhist, popularizer of the concepts of Zen Buddhism, albeit often to the disgust of Oriental teachers who felt he oversimplified their ideas.
Webber, Robert E.
Professor of theology at Wheaton College.
Weber, Karl Julius.
Weber, Stu.
American Green Beret (Special Forces, U.S. Army) and, later, clergyman and speaker.
Wedgwood, C. V.
20th century British historian.
Weil, Simone.
Weizenbaum, Joseph.
West, Morris.
Twentieth century Australian, Catholic novelist. Best known for the novel, Shoes of the Fisherman.
White, Theodore H.
American twentieth century journalist and political historian.
Whitehead, Alfred North.
Philosopher, best known for Process philosophy.
Whittick, Arnold.
Wiener, Norbert A.
Mathematician and pioneer cyberneticist.
Wilder, Amos Niven.
Twentieth century American theologian who focussed on integrating the affective and rational.
Williams, Charles.
Twentieth century British editor ((Oxford U. Pr.), author, and poet. A member of the Inklings literary group, his fantasy novels often twist Christian interpretations from occult symbols.
Williams, Donald T.
American college professor.
Willis, Roy.
Willls, Gary
Trained as a Roman Catholic priest but taught Classics at the university level.
Wilson, A. C., and King, M. C.
Wilson, Alec.
Wilson, Edward O. see with: Lumsden, Charles J.
American sociobiologist.
Wilson, John
Winks, Robin W.
Wodehouse, P. G.
20th century British humorous author, best know for his "Woster & Jeeves" series.
Wolf, Fred Alan.
Wolterstorff, Nicholas
Wood, Frances
Wood, Robert Chapman
Worsthorne, Peregrine
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Yaconelli, Mike
Yancey, Philip.
American Christian journalist, editor, and author of popular theology.
Yun-Men
Zen master.
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Zacharias, Ravi
Indian-born, Canadian-based Christian apologist.
Zaleski, Philip
Zechariah: See: Bible.
Zelazny, Roger
Twentieth century American author, mainly of science fiction and fantasy. His best known works are the two series based on the ultimate reality he named "Amber," and its conflict with the primal Courts of Chaos.
Zengetsu
Zihlman, Adrienne L. and Borchert, Catherine M.
Zim, Herbert S., with: Brummit, Wyatt B., and Burnett, R. Will.
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