Kaitlyn Schiess is an evangelical theologian and writer focusing on political theology, church life and generational shifts within American Christianity. She is the author of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture has been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Brazos Press, 2023) and The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual […]

Celene Ibrahim is an expert in Islamic studies with a focus on gender, family and ethics in Muslim communities, especially in the American context. Her work helps explain lived Muslim experiences and intra-faith diversity. She is the author of  Women and Gender in the Qur’an (Oxford University Press, 2020). Ibrahim is also the author of the […]

Brook Wilensky-Lanford is a religion writer, editor, and teacher. She is the author of A God-Shaped Nation: Five Hundred Years of Religion in America, forthcoming in June 2026 and Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden. Media inquiries should be directed to Deb Seager, Director of Publicity, Grove Atlantic.

This guide offers reporters the tools to navigate the topic of religious persecution at home and abroad, offering background, resources, tips, suggestions and expert sources for your next story.

Wai Wai Nu, is a human rights advocate and former political prisoner from Myanmar who founded the Women’s Peace Network.

Oluwafunke Adeoye, or Funke as everyone calls her, is a lawyer, human rights defender and founding executive director of Hope Behind Bars Africa, an organization that promotes human rights and criminal justice reforms in Nigeria.

Alaina Morgan is a history professor at the University of Southern California, where is focuses on the African Diaspora and the historic utility of religion, in particular Islam, in racial liberation and anti-colonial movements of the mid- to late-twentieth century Atlantic world.

Cedric Harmon was the co-founder and executive director of Many Voices: A Black Church Movement for LGBTQ+ Justice and advocate for LGBTQ+ justice within Black church contexts.

Elizabeth McAlister is a professor at Wesleyan University with expertise in Afro-Caribbean religions including Haitian Vodou, Pentecostalism, race theory, transnational migration and evangelical spiritual warfare.