Written by Lucas A. Catton. Catton discusses his personal experience as a Scientologist and explains the inner workings of the Church’s Narconon network.

Jessie L. Embry is associate director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Her books include, as author, Asian American Mormons: Bridging Cultures.

Written by Jenna Miscavige Hill. Hill, niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, writes about her personal experience growing up in the Church of Scientology.

United Sikhs is an international nonprofit group that works to help underprivileged and minority communities. The U.S. office is in New York.

Written by Janet Reitman. Reitman describes the book as “the first objective modern history of the Church of Scientology.”

Kat Liu is the daughter of Chinese immigrants, growing up with a mixture of Christian, Buddhist and Taoist/Confucian influences.  She has been a Unitarian Universalist for about seven years and is assistant director of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Washington Office for Advocacy.

Written by Lawrence Wright. Wright gives a history of Scientology in America.

Manish K. Mishra-Marzetti, a Hindu and the son of Indian immigrants, is the senior minister of The First Parish in Lincoln, Mass. He is president of Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries, which serves denominational members of color.

Plant With Purpose is a Christian, environmental non-profit organization that focuses on holistic solutions to poverty, including planting trees, creating economic opportunity through micro-credit and micro-enterprise, implementing sustainable agriculture programs and encouraging spiritual renewal. It is based in San Diego, Calif.