The Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, founded in 1987, is the only residential Buddhist hospice in the United States and seeks to be open and present for those facing death. B.J. Miller is executive director.

The Buddhist Association of the United States operates the Chuang Yen Monastery, an education center in Carmel, N.Y., dedicated to explaining the different schools of Buddhism and the common beliefs uniting them.

Thomas Tweed provides a short historical essay about Islam in America for the National Humanities Center.

The Rev. Jim Wallis is a Christian author and commentator and the founder of Sojourners magazine, a periodical that tries to promote social change through Christian values. He has served on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and can comment on policies related to race, immigration and other religion-related issues. Arrange […]

Zen Peacemakers is a global community of individuals and Zen centers that want to pursue peace and wholeness through combining social action and Zen practice. The Zen Peacemakers operate the Maezumi Institute in Montague, Mass., and have a list of Zen Peacemaker Circles in the U.S. and overseas.

Soka Gakkai International (SGI)-USA is an American Buddhist association based on the teachings of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism. Its website includes state-by-state contact information for Soka Gakkai centers around the United States.

Winter 2004 Orbis article written by Andrew J. Bacevich and Elizabeth H. Prodromou about the impact of religion on U.S. foreign policy.

The Rev. Michael Kinnamon is Spehar-Halligan Visiting Professor of Ecumenical Collaboration in Interreligious Dialogue at Seattle University. He is an expert on interfaith dialogue.

Elizabeth Prodromou is a senior scholar in the International Studies Program at Boston College. She is also a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. She served on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2004-2012 and is a co-president of Religions for Peace.