- John Of God
John of God (Spanish: Juan de Dios; Portuguese: João de Deus; 8 March 1495 - 8 March 1550) was a Portuguese-born friar and saint, who has become one of Spain's leading religious figures. John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, into a once prominent family that was impoverished but had great religious faith. His mother died when he was only a small child and his father joined a monastic order. - Job
Job (Arabic: أَيُّوبٌ, "ʾAyyūb"), is a character in the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. In brief, the book begins with an introduction to Job's character - he is described as a rich, blessed man who fears God and lives righteously. Satan, however, challenges Job's integrity, and so God gives Job into Satan's hand, resulting in tragedy for Job: the loss of his children, wealth, and physical soundness. - Joan Of Arc
Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d'Arc in French, (1412 - May 30, 1431) is a 15th century national heroine of France. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized as a saint in 1920. Joan asserted that she had visions from God which told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege at Orléans as part of a relief mission. - Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, (born May 10, 1966 in London, England) is a former British triple jumper and widely regarded as the finest triple jumper of all time. He is an Olympic champion and has held the world record in the event since 1995. He lives with his wife Alison in Gosforth, Tyneside and also has a flat in London. - Kevin Smith
Kevin Tod Smith (March 16, 1963 - February 15, 2002) was a New Zealand actor best known for playing the God of War, Ares in the television programs "Xena: Warrior Princess", "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Young Hercules". He died on February 15, 2002 after an accident on set in China. - Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke (1760 or 1762-1832) was a British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar. He is chiefly remembered for writing a commentary on the Bible which took him forty years to complete and which was a primary Methodist theological resource for two centuries. As a theologian, Clarke reinforced the teachings of Methodist founder John Wesley. He taught that the Bible provides a complete interpretation of God's nature and will. - Holy Of Holies
The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contains a Holy of Holies wherein the Church's President-acting as the Presiding High Priest-enters to fulfill the relationship between the High Priest of Israel and God, in accordance with the LDS interpretation of the Book of Exodus. Hence, this Holy of Holies is considered a modern cognate to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle and Temple in Jerusalem. - John Of The Cross
Saint John of the Cross (June 24, 1542 - December 14, 1591) was a major figure in the Catholic Reformation, a Spanish mystic and Carmelite friar born at Fontiveros, a small village near Ávila. He is renowned for his cooperation with Saint Teresa of Avila in the reformation of the Carmelite order, … - Neale Donald Walsch
Neale Donald Walsch is an American author of the series "Conversations with God". The books so far in the series are "Conversations With God" (books 1-3), "Friendship with God", "Communion with God", "The New Revelations", "Tomorrow's God", and "What God Wants". His newest book, "Home with God: In a Life That Never Ends", was released on March 29 2006. He was born in Milwaukee September 10, 1943, USA, … - Chuck Baldwin
Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (born May 3, 1952) is an American political figure, activist within the Constitution Party, and pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. He hosts a weekly radio show. Baldwin was born in La Porte, Indiana, to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Baldwin. Baldwin married the former Connie Kay Cole on June 2, 1973, after a college meeting. They currently have three children and six grandchildren. From 1980-1984 Dr. - Amy Welborn
Amy Welborn is a Catholic author, columnist, and speaker. She writes a popular Catholic-themed blog, Open Book. She is married to Michael Dubruiel, a Catholic author and speaker. Her books include: * "De-Coding Da Vinci," which examines the historical accuracy of Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code". * "Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life," targeted toward teens and young adults who have questions about Catholicism and faith in general. - Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson or RAW (January 18, 1932 - January 11, 2007) was a prolific American novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher. He described his writing as an "attempt to break down conditioned associations--to look at the world in a new way, … - Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA), is an American heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. - John Davis
John Davis, born in Tennessee, was a founding member of the rock band, Superdrag. Davis' primary roles in the band were that of songwriter, singer and lead guitarist. By the time Superdrag was beginning work on their fourth full-length record, Davis was an alcoholic. One night as Davis was driving, he felt the presence of God. Davis gave up alcohol at that moment, and turned his life to Christianity. - Julian Of Norwich
Julian of Norwich is considered to be one of the greatest English mystics. Little is known of her life aside from her writings. Even her name is uncertain, the name "Julian" coming from the Church of St Julian in Norwich, where she was an anchoress, meaning that she was walled into the church behind the altar during a mass for the dead. At the age of thirty, suffering from a severe illness and believing she was on her deathbed, Julian had a series of intense visions. - Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum nu metal band, Korn. He was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and step-mother. Growing up, Davis faced many hardships (including alleged child abuse at the hands of his step-mother and violent schoolyard bullying), which he later used to inspire his song writing. - Brother Lawrence
Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite monk, who is today most commonly remembered for the closeness of his relationship to God as recorded in the classic Christian text, "The Practice of the Presence of God". Brother Lawrence was born Nicholas Herman in Hériménil, near Lunéville in the region of Lorraine, located in modern day eastern France. He received a revelation of the providence and power of God at the age of 18, … - David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson co-authored a book in 1963. The book became a best-selling phenomenon and more than 15 million copies have been distributed in over 30 languages. Born May 19, 1931 in Hammond, Indiana, he is an American Christian evangelist, most famous for that book, The Cross and the Switchblade. - Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin is a London-based musician, record producer, and journalist. His musical projects have included: *GOD *Techno Animal (with Justin Broadrick) *Ice (band) *The Bug *Pressure (a dubstep project, with releases on the Hyperdub label) He also compiled the Macro Dub Infection (parts one and two), Isolationism (album) and Jazz Satellites CDs for the Virgin Ambient series. He has previously written for music magazines such as Muzik and Jockey Slut. - Moses
Moses (Arabic: موسىٰ, "; Ge'ez: ሙሴ "Musse) was an early Biblical Hebrew religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, military leader and historian. Much of the material in the Torah is traditionally attributed to Moses. He is also an important prophet in Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. According to the book of Exodus, Moses was born to a Hebrew mother who hid him when a Pharaoh ordered all newborn Hebrew boys to be killed, … - Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. His theory that "hierophanies" form the basis of religion, splitting the human experience of reality into sacred and profane space and time, has proved influential. - Paul Crouch
Paul Franklin Crouch (born March 29, 1934) is a the co-founder, chairman, and president of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest Christian television network. The network has grown to 47 satellite stations and 12,500 affiliates, reaching nearly 100,000,000 households globally. Crouch, raised in Missouri, is the son of Pentecostal missionaries. - Gary Demar
Gary is a graduate of Western Michigan University (1973) and earned his M.Div. at Reformed Theological Seminary in 1979. In 2007, he earned his Ph.D. in Christian Intellectual History from Whitefield Theological Seminary. Author of countless essays, news articles, and more than 27 book titles, he also hosts The Gary DeMar Show, and History Unwrapped-both broadcasted and podcasted. Gary has lived in the Atlanta area since 1979 with his wife, Carol. - Habakkuk
Habakkuk or Havakuk was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. The etymology of the name of Habakkuk is not clear. The name is possibly related to the Akkadian "khabbaququ", the name of a fragrant plant, or the Hebrew root חבק, meaning "embrace". He was the eighth of the twelve minor prophets and likely the author of the Book of Habakkuk, which bears his name. Practically nothing is known about Habakkuk's personal history, … - Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy (born August 27, 1931), born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, is an Indian philosopher and teacher (guru) who emigrated to the U.S. in 1964. An author, composer, artist and athlete, he is perhaps best known for holding public events on the theme of inner peace and world harmony (such as concerts, meditations, and races). His teachings emphasize love for God, daily meditation on the heart, service to the world, … - Paul Roberts
Paul Roberts (born in England, 31 December, 1959), is the ex-lead singer of the British punk/new wave band The Stranglers. He replaced Hugh Cornwell in 1990, appeared on and co-wrote The Stranglers studio albums Stranglers In the Night, About Time, Written in Red, Coup de Grace 2004's Norfolk Coast and 2007's "Suite XVI". Soulsec is the title of his current project, and to date he has written the albums "FAITH?" (under the name 'The Faithband'), … - Meher Baba
Meher Baba, born Merwan Sheriar Irani (February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969), was an Indian guru of Persian descent. Educated at St. Vincent's High School in Pune, India, as well as Deccan College, he led a normal school life, showing no particular inclination toward spiritual matters. At the age of 19, a short contact with an old Muslim holy woman Hazrat Babajan marked the beginning of his spiritual awakening. - Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan (born June 13, 1949) is an author and media producer known for her involvement in many projects aiming to popularize and explain science. In her writings, Druyan has stressed the idea that people can have a sense of awe and wonder about the unity of the cosmos without introducing the concept of a god. Druyan wrote the books "Comet" and "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors", as well as sections of "The Demon-Haunted World", … - John Mills
John Mills (1806 - 1889), entrepreneur and amateur astronomer, was a manufacturer of Linen and twine in the city of Dundee. As a young man and a member of the Original session Kirk, he had been greatly influenced by the Reverend Thomas Dick, philosopher and author of a number of books on Astronomy and Christian Philosophy. Rev. Dick attempted to harmonize science and religion, and believed that the greatness of God could best be appreciated by the study of astronomy, … - Muhammad
Muhammad (c. 570 Makka- June 8, 632 CE Madina), was the founder of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as the last messenger and prophet of God (Arabic: الله "Allah"). Muslims believe that he was not the creator of a new religion, but the restorer of the original, uncorrupted monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham and others. They see him as the last and the greatest in a series of prophets. - Carlton Pearson
Bishop Carlton D'Metrius Pearson, D.D. (born March 19, 1953) is currently an evangelical minister of the United Church of Christ. Bishop Pearson was licensed and ordained in the Church of God in Christ, a 7 million member African American conservative pentecostal denomination. Bishop Pearson is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he is the founder and senior pastor of New Dimensions. He is also a gospel vocalist who has won two Stellar Awards and was nominated for a Dove Award. - Peter Popoff
Peter Popoff (born 1946) is a German-born U.S. televangelist who has spent most of his adult life claiming to treat physical ailments through the use of faith healing. His ministry is based in Upland, California, and is funded through donations. A widely popular minister in the 1980s, he went bankrupt in 1987 after the truth behind his "miracles" was exposed by James Randi on national television. - Jeremiah
Jeremiah (Lordwill raise"}}), one of the 'greater prophets' of the Old Testament. He was the son of Hilkiah, a priest of Anathoth. His writings are collected in the book of Jeremiah and, according to tradition, the Book of Lamentations. Jeremiah is also famous as "the broken-hearted prophet" (who wrote or dictated a "broken book", which has been difficult for scholars to put into chronological order), whose heart-rending life, … - Don Piper
Don Piper is a Baptist minister who wrote "90 Minutes in Heaven", a book describing his near-death experience. On January 18, 1989, Don Piper was driving on an old bridge, and before he cleared that bridge, a semi-truck crossed into his lane and hit his small Ford Escort head on. He was killed instantly on impact. He claims to have gone to heaven, where he was reunited with loved ones. An hour and a half after the accident, … - Ching Hai
Supreme Master Ching Hai, or Suma Ching Hai ("Suma" is an abbreviation of the said title), (May 12, 1950) is a spiritual teacher of the "Quan Yin Method". She is also a poet, painter, musician, jewelry designer, fashion designer, and writer. Critics often point to her glamorous attire and commercial enterprises, which are out of line with the monastic life and she is regarded by some as a cult leader. - Gregory Palamas
Gregory Palamas was a monk of Mount Athos in Greece and later Archbishop of Thessalonica known as a preeminent theologian of Hesychasm. He is venerated as a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. Some of his writings are collected in the Philokalia. The second Sunday of the Great Lent is called the Sunday of Gregory Palamas in those Churches that commemorate him. - Anselm Of Canterbury
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 - April 21 1109) was an Italian medieval philosopher, theologian, and church official who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Called the founder of scholasticism, he is famous as the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God and as the archbishop who openly opposed the Crusades. - Father Divine
Father Divine (c. 1880 - September 10 1965), was an African American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend General Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" and George Baker early in his life. He founded the International Peace Mission movement, formulated its doctrine, and oversaw its growth from a small and predominantly black congregation into a multiracial and international church. - Sky Lopez
Sky Lopez (born December 23, 1975, in Stillwater, Minnesota) is a former American pornographic actress and model, who is now an aspiring hip hop artist. She is currently known by her stage name Sky Lopez. Since entering the porn industry in 1999, Lopez has both acted and directed pornographic films, as well as being employed under exclusive contracts with Vivid Entertainment (making her a "Vivid Girl") and Shane's World Studios. - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST ') (Bengali) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Vaishnava monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) and Orissa, India. Chaitanya was a notable proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga (meaning loving devotion to Krishna/God) based on the philosophy of the Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita.
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