J. Brent Bill
Encyclopedia
J. Brent Bill is an American author
who now lives in Mooresville
, Indiana
.
He is a graduate of Wilmington College and Earlham School of Religion
. Bill is a recorded minister in the Religious Society of Friends
(Quakers). Ploughshares Farm, where he lives, is slightly over 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of former farmland being reclaimed into prairie and native Indiana hardwoods as a wildlife preserve.
Bill is the executive vice president of the Indianapolis
Center for Congregations in Indiana
. He has been a local church pastor in Indiana and Ohio, as well as an adjunct professor at Earlham School of Religion in Indiana. He has written numerous books, short stories, and magazine articles. He also works as a writing coach.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
who now lives in Mooresville
Mooresville, Indiana
Mooresville is a town in Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 9,326. It was founded in 1824 by Samuel Moore, a Quaker from North Carolina.-Geography:Mooresville is located at ....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
He is a graduate of Wilmington College and Earlham School of Religion
Earlham School of Religion
Earlham School of Religion , a graduate division of Earlham College, located in Richmond, Indiana, is the oldest graduate seminary associated with the Religious Society of Friends . ESR was founded in 1960 by Wilmer Cooper, D. Elton Trueblood and others for the training of Quaker ministers...
. Bill is a recorded minister in the Religious Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
(Quakers). Ploughshares Farm, where he lives, is slightly over 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of former farmland being reclaimed into prairie and native Indiana hardwoods as a wildlife preserve.
Bill is the executive vice president of the Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
Center for Congregations in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. He has been a local church pastor in Indiana and Ohio, as well as an adjunct professor at Earlham School of Religion in Indiana. He has written numerous books, short stories, and magazine articles. He also works as a writing coach.
Works
- Sacred Compass: The Path of Spiritual Discernment ISBN 1557255598
- Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual Eyes ISBN 1557254893
- Imagination and Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker Reader ISBN 0-944350-61-5
- Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality ISBN 1-55725-420-6
External links
- Bill's Website
- Bill's Blog
- Interview with J. Brent Bill on "Sacred Compass" by ReadTheSpirit.com