Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent
scholar specializing in American religion and culture.
She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke
University and is the author of six books including the
best-selling Christianity for the Rest of Us,
released by Harper One in 2006. That book was named as
one of the best religion books of the year by
Publishers Weekly and Christianity Century,
won the Book of the Year Award from the Academy of
Parish Clergy, and was featured in a cover story in
USA TODAY. She is currently Senior Fellow at the
Cathedral College of the Washington National Cathedral
in Washington, D.C.
Marcus Borg
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Marcus Borg is the Hundere Distinguished Professor
of Religion at Oregon State University. He is a
frequent lecturer around the country at
universities, seminaries, churches, and retreat
centers. He is the author of several books,
including the best-seller "Meeting Jesus Again for
the First Time," "The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions"
(with N.T. Wright), and "The God We Never Knew"
(Bible).
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Rev. Elizabeth Rickert Dowdy, who will lead the closing worship service, is a graduate of Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She pastors Tar Wallet Baptist Church and Oak Grove Baptist Church, both located in Cumberland, Va. For those who recall her condition last January, she is a new mom. Rozelia Elizabeth Dowdy was born in May.
Rev. Elizabeth Dowdy