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NAGANUMA, Mrs. Myoko (1899-1957):

NAGARJUNA (2nd century):

NANAK (1469-1504):

NASA'I, Ab 'Abd al-Rahman Ahmad B. Shu'aib (830-915):

NATURAL THEOLOGY:

NATURAL REVELATION:

NATURE-FREEDOM:

NAZARENE, THE CHURCH OF:

NEANDER, Johann August Wilhelm (1789-1850):

NEE, Watchman (1903-1972):

NEEDLEMAN, Jacob (1934-):

NEO-REFORMED THEOLOGY:

NEVIUS, John L. (1829-1893):

NEW AGE MOVEMENT:

NEWMAN, John Henry (1801-1890):

NEWTON, Isaac (1642-1727):

NEWTON, John (1725-1807):

NICHIREN BUDDHISM:

NICHIREN, Shsh (1222-1282):

NIEBUHR, Helmut Richard (1893-1971):

NIEBUHR, Reinhold (1893-197l):

NIEMÖLLER, Martin (1892-1984):

NIETZSCHE, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900):

NIHIL EST INTELLECTU NISI PRIUS FUERIT IN SENSU:

NIKON (1605-1681):

NIMBRKA (14th century ?):

NINIAN (360-432):

NIWANO, Nikkyo (1906-):

NOYES, John Humphrey (1811-1886):

NUSAYR, Muhammad bin (9th century):

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AGNI:

the fire god in HINDUISM and the most important DEITY after INDRA in the RG VEDA, which contains over two hundred hymns in his praise.