Richard L. Gorsuch is a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. He wrote the article “The Development of a Scale to Measure Forgiveness” in the 2001 Journal of Psychology & Christianity. He has also done research on religion and prejudice, religion and substance abuse, and miracles.

Jim Forest is editor of In Communion, the quarterly journal of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, of which he is co-secretary. He is author of Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness. He lives in Alkmaar, Holland.

Troy W. Martin is a professor of religious studies at St. Xavier University in Chicago and co-author of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation, which explores forgiveness through Christian teaching.

Avis Clendenen is a professor of religious studies at St. Xavier University in Chicago and co-author of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation, which explores forgiveness through Christian teaching.

The Task Force to Stop Abuse Against Women was formed in 1997 by members of the international World Evangelical Fellowship to educate evangelical clergy and to reduce domestic violence.

See a Feb. 23, 2007, article about a program from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help victims of domestic violence. Contact Eric Hawkins.

The Awareness Center was the Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault, an international organization that addresses sexual violence in Jewish communities. It had a certification program for rabbis interested in working with victims of sexual violence. It closed in 2014, but the site is still provided for educational and historical purposes.

The Muslim Women’s League is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the status of women in the American Muslim community. Part of its mission is to create awareness about domestic violence within the American Muslim Community. It is based in Los Angeles.

The Rev. Raymond G. Helmick is an adjunct faculty member in the theology department of Boston College and co-editor of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy and Conflict Transformation. He specializes in studying and mediating international conflicts, including those in the Middle East and Northern Ireland.