This guide, part of a new series from ReligionLink focusing on different regions in global religion reporting, provides background, resources, relevant stories and sources to help journalists understand East Asia’s religious institutions, communities, histories and political contexts.

Barbara R. Ambros is a professor in East Asian Religions in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research on Japanese Religions has focused on gender studies, human-animal relationships and place.

This ReligionLink guide offers background, relevant newswriting, expert sources and related content for you to explore the varieties of religious futurism.

Rasheedah Phillips is co-founder of the Black Quantum Futurism collective and writes on Afrodiasporic concepts of time and cosmology. You can contact Phillips through the Black Quantum Futurism website or via Rasheedah Phillips Official Site.

Ytasha L. Womack is an independent scholar, filmmaker and the author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture.

The Science, Reason and Faith Group is an interdisciplinary center at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain studies the relationship between science, philosophy, and religion. Its work addresses contemporary questions about technology, ethics and belief.

Fiona Murphy is a New York-based multimedia journalist and national reporter at Religion News Service. Murphy covers local stories as well as national trends, with a focus on how faith intersects with digital life, identity, and community. In addition to reporting, she produces videos and photography for RNS’s website and social media platforms.

In this guide, we provide background, tips and suggestions, newswriting for context and experts and sources for you to turn to as you ramp up your coverage of religion and the 2026 midterms.

Sister Chero Chuma of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (CSJP), is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner currently leading interfaith retreats specifically on climate resilience for young adults. She works alongside Blaire Nelsen, Executive Director of the CSJP eco-spirituality ministry Waterspirit, and together they offer a compelling look at how spiritual care and clinical mental […]