Nasser Hussain is assistant professor of law, jurisprudence and social thought at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. He co-edited Forgiveness, Mercy and Clemency (2007) and teaches the courses Law, God and Modernity and When Law Fails.

Dr. Ming T. Tsuang is a leading researcher in human genetics, behavior and neuropsychiatric diseases. He holds many titles: Behavioral Genomics Endowed Chair and University Professor at the University of California; Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and director, Center for Behavioral Genomics, department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego; and director of the Harvard Institute […]

The Rev. Marie M. Fortune is founder and senior analyst at the Faith Trust Institute in Seattle, which works to end sexual and domestic violence, particularly in faith communities. She co-edited Forgiveness and Abuse: Jewish and Christian Reflections and is a United Church of Christ minister.

Everett L. Worthington Jr. is a psychology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was the founding executive director of A Campaign for Forgiveness Research for its first seven years, and he is one of the country’s foremost experts on empirical research about forgiveness.  Among his forthcoming books is Just Forgiving, about the relationship between personal forgiveness and social justice.

Janet Ramsey is associate professor of congregational care leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. She teaches a cross-disciplined course on forgiveness and healing at Luther, speaks frequently on the topic at churches and conferences, and is the author of several articles and two Sunday school series on forgiveness. She is co-authoring, with systematic theologian […]

Rodney L. Petersen is executive director of the Boston Theological Institute, which offers a certificate program in religion and conflict transformation that includes forgiveness training. He is the co-editor of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy and Conflict Transformation and teaches classes in conflict resolution and reconciliation in religious and international arenas.

Frederic Luskin is a senior consultant in health promotion at Stanford University, where he teaches classes on spirituality and health and positive psychology. He serves as director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects and was co-director of the Stanford-Northern Ireland HOPE Projects, which explored the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on victims of political violence. He gives […]

Robert D. Enright is a pioneer in forgiveness research. He is an educational psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin and a board member of the International Forgiveness Institute, which was set up to disseminate the results of his research on forgiveness. His books include Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-By-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope.

Paul Knitter is the Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is an expert in religious pluralism and can talk about how the election can affect the nation’s religious dynamics.