The Center for the Study of Religion and Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tenn. works to develop, promote and increase faculty research on the relationship between religion and culture.

The Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind. is dedicated to the study and research of religion in society through scholarly research, training and publications.

The Program of Black Church Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. educates men and women on the “origins, development, and contemporary diversity of the black church tradition.” The program includes the exploration of other religious traditions. Contact Dr. Andrea C. White.

Race, Ethnicity & Religion Project at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. is dedicated to the research and study of the relationship between race, ethnicity and religion in the U.S. Contact project coordinator Kornelia Tancheva.

Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. is dedicated to the study and research on race and ethnicity across all the disciplines and national boundaries. The organization is divided into two interdisciplinary undergraduate programs and a research institute.

Mark Franken is executive director of migration and refugee services for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The General Commission on Religion and Race is one of six commissions of the United Methodist Church.

Mbaye Lo teaches Arabic at Duke University, Durham, N.C., and studies Islam in America. He is the author of Muslims in America: Race, Politics and Community Building (Amana, 2004).

Rabbi Marc Schneier is founder and president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and a leading figure in building up relationships between the Jewish community and African-Americans, Latinos, Christians and Muslims. He wrote Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Jewish Community.