Asma Afsaruddin is chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Indiana.

Mark Bailey is president of the Dallas Theological Seminary and a noted expert on Christian End Times scenarios. He is the author of essays in the books Countdown to Armageddon (Harvest House, 1999) and The Road to Armageddon (Word, 1999).

Winter/spring 2000 Georgetown Journal of International Affairs article which looked at the impact of religion on American foreign policy.

Julie Galambush is an associate professor of religious studies at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Galambush was an ordained American Baptist minister who converted to Judaism and is a member of Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Va. She is the author of The Reluctant Parting: How the New Testament’s Jewish […]

Winter 2004 Orbis article written by Andrew J. Bacevich and Elizabeth H. Prodromou about the impact of religion on U.S. foreign policy.

Elizabeth Prodromou is a senior scholar in the International Studies Program at Boston College. She is also a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. She served on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2004-2012 and is a co-president of Religions for Peace.

Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of international relations and history at Boston University.

Steve Ridgway is interim CEO of Open Doors USA, which supports persecuted Christians in 60 countries. It’s based in Santa Ana, Calif.

The Minaret of Freedom Institute, based in Bethesda, Md., conducts independent scholarly research into issues involving Islam in the U.S. and policy issues affecting Muslim countries. The institute’s emphasis is on Islam, freedom and free markets, and the political and economic implications of Islamic law.