Richard Pierard, professor emeritus of history from Indiana State University, was a Fulbright professor at the University of Frankfurt in 1984–85, and the University of Halle-Wittenberg in 1989–90. He…
Chris Hedges is a cultural critic and author who was a foreign correspondent for nearly two decades for the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, the Christian Science Monitor and National Public…
Matthew S. Hedstrom is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies at the University of Virginia, and is the author of The Rise of Liberal Religion: Book Culture and American…
Jerry Faught is Associate Professor of Religion at Wiley College, a historically black College in Marshall, Texas. He is a former Southern Baptist who taught at Oklahoma Baptist University for many…
Katey Zeh coordinates the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet Initiative for the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Church and Society. She is a participant in the Center for American Progress’s…
Vyckie Garrison, single mom of 7 kids, is a former adherent of the Quiverfull movement – a growing segment of Christian fundamentalist who advocate biblical patriarchy. Garrison created The Spiritual…
Hollis Phelps is an associate professor of interdisciplinary studies at Mercer University, in Macon, GA. He writes regularly on the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.