Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at UCSB, and his latest book is God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare (Oxford University Press).
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California. Her research has focused on gender and immigration…
Michelle Wolkomir is an assistant professor of sociology at Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana. She is the author of Be Not Deceived: The Sacred and Sexual Struggles of Gay and Ex-Gay…
Ina Merdjanova is a Bulgarian sociologist of religion and Director of the Center for Inter-religious Dialogue and Conflict Prevention, Sofia University, Bulgaria. She is the author of Religion…
Spencer Dew is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. He is the author of Learning for Revolution: The Work of Kathy Acker (Hyperbole…
Lori Arviso Alvord, MD, is Associate Dean of Student and Multicultural Affairs at Dartmouth Medical School. She is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Psychiatry, and a board-certified…
Edward J. Larson is the author of six books and over forty articles relating to the history of the theory of evolution and its cultural impact including Evolution: The Remarkable History of a…
Konstantin Petrenko is a doctoral student in Religion, Politics, and Society at Baylor University. His research interests include the interaction of religion and politics in the modern world, church…
Rev. Kittredge Cherry is a lesbian Christian author, art historian and minister whose books include Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, and More. She blogs at the Jesus in Love Blog and edits the…
Catherine Wessinger is the Rev. H. James Yamauchi, SJ, Professor of the History of Religions, at Loyola University New Orleans. She is the author of numerous books and she is co-general editor of Nova…