Ellen F. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School in Durham, N.C. Davis has been in the vanguard among theologians studying the biblical understanding of care for the land, and she is a sought-after speaker on topics such as the ethics of land use. She is the author […]

Beth Norcross is an adjunct faculty member in eco-theology and eco-spirituality at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. She co-founded the Green Seminary Initiative and has developed several Earth-centered educational resources for congregations and individuals.

The Passionist Earth & Spirit Center strives “to inspire, educate and mobilize religious institutions and people of faith to assume an active role in caring for God’s creation, embracing Gospel justice and nurturing spiritual wisdom.” The center describes itself as rooted in Christianity and the Passionist charism but with programs and resources available to all. It’s […]

Jeanette Bradley is the founder of 2nd Chance Ministries, an Ohio-based Christian street ministry that helps people who want to escape a bad situation and make a new life. She overcame a history of drug addiction and prostitution, a past she recounts in her book I’m Still Standing.

Art Ayris is CEO of Kingstone Media, a Florida-based company whose goal is “to become the ‘Marvel’ of the faith market, the leading publisher of Christian comic books and Biblical worldview graphic novels worldwide.”

Read an account, posted by Christianity Today, of the typhoon’s aftermath as described by a World Vision aid worker.

The Rev. Richard Ryscavage is a Jesuit priest and expert on global migration who teaches at Georgetown University. He previously directed Fairfield University’s Center for Faith and Public Life. He also formerly served as national director of the Jesuit Refugee Service and was the executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of […]

Jeff McSwain is the founder of Reality Ministries in Durham, N.C. The nonprofit works to bring together teens and adults, with and without disabilities, “to be reflective of God’s heart for humanity.”

Read a Jan. 24, 2013, post on the First Thoughts blog about “a richer theological model of disability.”