C. Gary Barnes is an associate professor of biblical counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas. He is also an ordained minister and a licensed psychologist who specializes in marriage and family research, counseling and training.

Elizabeth Johnson Walker is an associate professor of pastoral care and counseling at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. She teaches a course in spirituality and sexuality.

The Rev. Robert Prichard is a professor of Christianity in America at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. He is the author of A Wholesome Example: Sexual Morality and the Episcopal Church.

Theodore Brelsford is a former assistant professor of theology at Emory University in Atlanta and is now a pastor at Orchard Park Community Church in New York. He is co-editor of Contextualizing Theological Education.

Donald K. Swearer is a faculty member in the department of religion at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He is an expert on ecology and Buddhism.

Ann Pellegrini is an associate professor of religious studies at New York University in New York City. Among her areas of interest is religion and sexuality and gender.

Benjamin Reynolds is director of the LGBTQ Religious Studies Center at Chicago Theological Seminary.

Lallene Rector is president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. She is also director of its WomenIMAGES center.

James Miller is a professor of Chinese religious traditions at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is an expert on Taoism and ecology.