Mary Baker Glover Eddy

(July 16, 1821, Bow, New Hampshire-December 3, 1910, Boston, Massachusetts). Founder of Christian Science. Her first husband, George W. Glover, died in 1844, one year after their marriage. She raised their child alone, despite continuing health problems. Married, 1853, and divorced Daniel Patterson, 1875. Became a student of Phineas P. Quimby, a mental healer, 1862. After his death, she began healing others by spiritual means and gathering her own students, publishing Science and Health in 1875. Married Asa Gilbert Eddy in 1877. Founder the Church of Christ, Scientist, 1879. Noted for her authoritarian management of the Church.

Most Reverend Bishop Franz Xaver Eder

(November 4, 1925, Pfarrkirchen, Germany-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Passau, Germany, 1984-2001. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, June 29, 1954. Auxiliary Bishop of Passau, Germany, and Titular Bishop of Villa Regis, May 6, 1977. Co-Adjutor Bishop of Passau, Germany, January 26, 1984. Bishop of Passau, Germany, October 15, 1984-January 8, 2001.

Reverend Dr. Robert William Edgar

(May 29, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Alive). General Secretary, National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Ordained Minister, United Methodist Church, 1968. United Protestant Chaplain, Drexel University, 1971-1974. Elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives (Pennsylvania), 1975-1987. President, Claremont Theological School, 1990-2000. General Secretary, National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A, January 1, 2000-Current.

Reverend Jonathan Edwards

(October 5, 1703, East Windsor, Connecticut-March 22, 1758, Princeton, New Jersey). Presbyterian Minister. Pastor, First Church, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1728-1750. His preaching brought about the "Great Awakening" revival. Dismissed from his pulpit in 1750 for demanding that Communion be given only to those who gave evidence they were truly converted. Missionary to the Housatonic Indians. Author of The Freedom of the Will, 1751. Third President of Princeton University, September 29, 1757-March 22, 1758. Father-in-law of Aaron Burr, Sr.

His Eminence Edward Michael Cardinal Egan

(April 2, 1932, Oak Park, Illinois-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, New York, 2000-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, December 15, 1957. Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, and Titular Bishop of Allegheny, April 1, 1985. Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, November 5, 1988. Archbishop of New York, New York, May 11, 2000-Current. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, February 21, 2001.

Rabbi Akiva Eiger the Younger

(November 8, 1761, Eisenstadt, Hungary-October 12, 1837, Posen, Prussia). Jewish Rabbi and Talmudic Scholar. Rabbi, Maerkisch-Friedland, Prussia, 1791. Rabbi, Posen, Prussia, 1814. A formidable proponent of Orthodoxy. Also known as Akiba ben Moses Guens. Noted for his kindness and his strict interpretation of religious tradition and obligations.

Most Reverend Bishop Willem Jacobus Eijk

(June 22, 1953, Duivendrecht, Netherlands-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands. Ordained Priest, June 1, 1985. Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands, July 17, 1999-Current.

Right Reverend Frederick Joseph "Ike" Eikerenkoetter

(June 1, 1935, Ridgeland, South Carolina-July 28, 2009, Los Angeles, California). Televangelist. Known as "Rev. Ike." Assistant Pastor, Bible Way Church, Ridgeland, South Carolina. Chaplain, U.S. Air Force. Founder, United Church of Jesus Christ for All People. Founder, United Christian Evangelistic Association, Boston, Massachusetts. Founder and Senior Pastor, Christ United Church, New York, New York. Founder and Chancellor, United Church Schools, New York. Founder, Science of Living Institute and Seminary. Founder, Business of Living Institute. Editor-in-Chief, Miracles RIGHT NOW! magazine. Motivational speaker on radio and television. Noted for preaching the virtues of success and the success of the virtuous.

Chief Rabbi Paul Chaim Eisenberg

(June 26, 1950, Vienna, Austria-Alive). Chief Rabbi of Austria, 1988-Current. Received Rabbinical Diploma, 1978. Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Austria, 1983-1988. Chief Rabbi of Austria, 1988-Current.

Rabbi Maurice Nathan Eisendrath

(1902, Chicago, Illinois-1973). Reform Rabbi. Ordained Rabbi, Reform Judaism, 1926. Rabbi, Virginia Street Temple, Charleston, West Virginia, 1926-1929. Rabbi, Holy Blossom Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1929-1943. President, Canadian Society of Biblical Studies. Executive Director, Union of American hebrew Congregations, 1943-1973. Noted for establishing various social action programs in Reform Judaism. Founder, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. A strong supporter of civil rights and an opponent of the Vietnam War. President, World Union for Progressive Judaism, 1972-1973. Author of The Never Failing Stream (1939).

Rabbi Ira Eisenstein

(November 26, 1906, Harlem, New York-June 28, 2001, Silver Spring, Maryland). Founder and Rabbi, Reconstructionist Judaism. Colleague and son-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan. Ordained Rabbi, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1931. Associate Rabbi, Society for the Advancement of Judaism, 1922-1945, Rabbi, 1945-1954. Rabbi, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago, Illinois. Rabbi, Reconstructionist Synagogue, Long Island, New York. Editor, The Reconstructionist, 1935-1981. President, Reconstructionist Foundation, 1959-1970. President, Rabbinical Association of America. President, Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1959-1970. Founding President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, 1968-1981.

Riane Eisler

(Vienna, Austria-Alive). Author and Spiritual and Evolutionary Theorist. Attorney. President, Center for Partnership Studies. Advocates gender partnership in social organization. Author of Dissolution (1977); The Equal Rights Handbook (1978); The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future (1989); Women, Men, and the Global Quality of Life (1995); Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth and the Politics of the Body (1996); Tomorrow's Children (2000); The Power of Partnership (2002); and Educating for a Culture of Peace (Co-Editor, 2004). Founding Member, Alliance for a Caring Economy and the General Evolution Research Group. A Commissioner, World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality.