Many of the hottest topics in national and international news have faith angles worth pursuing.

Arvind Mandair is an associate professor and S.C.S.B Endowed Professor of Sikh Studies at the University of Michigan. He is a Sikhism expert.

Richard H. Davis is a professor of Religion and the director of the Religion Program and the Asian Studies Program at Bard College. He is a Sikhism expert.

Nikky Singh is a professor of religion at Colby College. She is an expert in Sikhism, Eastern sexuality, Indian women’s issues, major religions of northern India, role of women in religious literature, literary analysis of scripture, and religious themes in Western literature.

Michael Hawley is a professor teaching with an emphasis in Sikhism, Hinduism, and South Asian diasporas. He is an expert in Sikhism.

Professor Pashaura Singh is the Jasbir Singh Saini Endowed Chair of Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the University of California Riverside. He is a Sikhism expert.

The beginning of September is traditionally when sports — both professional and amateur — heat up. And with sports come stories, often with a faith or ethics angle — whether about the personal faith of players and coaches, the appropriateness of praying for a team win or even the morality of competition itself.