G. Scott Davis is Lewis T. Booker Professor of Religion and Ethics, and he chairs the religion department at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va. He has written about justice, war and peace, and his publications include Religion and Justice

Sharon Erickson Nepstad is a professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include religion and peace studies, and she chaired the Peace, War and Social Conflict section of the American Sociological Association.

Kenneth R. Himes is a professor of theology at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. His specialties include the ethics of warfare, and he has written extensively on just war and peace.

Toulouse is a professor in History of Christianity at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, in Toronto, ON, Canada. He is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This allows him to regularly conduct workshops for ministers and lay people on North American Christianity, Disciples of Christ history and theology, religion and public life, […]

Catholic Relief Services, based in Baltimore, has a peacebuilding unit that has been working worldwide since the mid-1990s through development, education, advocacy, diplomacy and a variety of other means. Nikki Gamer is the senior public affairs manager.

The Carnegie Middle East Center, which is in Beirut, is part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Meshal DeSantis is the media director in Washington.

The Israel Science and Technology Homepage is a database and directory of science- and technology-related sites in Israel. The site also includes sections on Jewish scientists and students in the Diaspora. Contact through the form on the website.

The National Museum of American Jewish History, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore and celebrate the history of Jews in America. Its purpose is to connect Jews more closely to their heritage and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater appreciation for the diversity of the […]

The Peace and Justice Studies Association promotes peace studies in schools, colleges and universities. Its 2008 conference, held in September at Portland State University in Oregon, included a “faith and peace” track. Atalia Omer, an assistant professor of sociology at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, […]