Rosemary Card is a millennial member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the author of Model Mormon, a book about her experience as an international model, and runs Q. Noor, a shop that specializes in temple dresses.

The Rev. Jim Burklo is associate dean of the Office of Religious Life at the University of Southern California, where he works to get young people involved in religious life.

Reginald Blount is an assistant professor of formation, youth and culture at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

Duane Bidwell is an assistant professor of health professions education at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. From 2010-2022, he was a professor of practical theology, spiritual care and counseling at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. Bidwell is the author of When One Religion Isn’t Enough: The Lives […]

With gun violence on the rise across America, more faith groups are getting involved in gun control debates.

The Rev. Sharon Risher is a spokesperson for Everytown Survivor Network and Moms Demand Gun Sense in America. Her mother, Ethel Lee Lance, died in the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston in June 2015. Use the contact form on Risher’s website to arrange an interview.

Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., serves in the U.S. House of Representatives. She entered politics after her son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed in 2012. Before her election to Congress, McBath led faith outreach for Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action.

Sister Valerie Heinonen is a Catholic nun who works as director of shareholder advocacy at Mercy Investment Services. She aims to use strategic investing to force change in the gun industry.

Melissa Florer-Bixler is a doctoral student at Duke Divinity School, with a degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. A Voices columnist for the Christian Century, she has also written for Sojourners, Geez, Anabaptist Witness, Image Journal, Faith&Leadership and Anabaptist Vision. She is the author of How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of […]