“New Religious Movement” is one of those tricky, catch-all terms that can refer to lots of different communities, including ones that have very little in common. Broadly, a New Religions Movement (NRM) is a religious group that came into existence more recently (typically somewhere around the 19th century or later). Other terms include alternative spiritualities, […]

Edward Graham-Hyde is a researcher and teacher of religion, whose focus includes the terminology around “cults” and “New Religious Movements” as well as specific groups such as the Church of Scientology and the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is an assistant professor of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University, where she is also an affiliate faculty member in the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies program. Before joining Northeastern University she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Recovering Truth: Religion, Journalism, and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era project at the Center for the Study […]

Benjamin Zeller is chair of the religion department at Lake Forest College. He focuses on religious currents that are new or alternative, including new religions, the religious engagement with science, and the quasi-religious relationship people have with food.

The Institute for Faith and Family is an advocacy organization run by Tami Fitzgerald of the North Carolina Values Coalition. The organization uses media, communications, amicus briefs and other platforms to help drive a for-faith and for-family culture.

James C. Phillips is an academic affiliate of Schaerr Jaffe Law in San Francisco who has worked on over 30 matters at the U.S. Supreme Court. He was an assistant professor of law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, where he teaches courses in civil procedure and law and religion. His research topics include […]

Josh Hawley is a Republican U.S. senator for the state of Missouri. He has been outspoken on numerous issues related to religious liberty and free speech. As of 2018, Hawley attended The Crossing Church in Columbia, Missouri. He has said that his legal and political career is a natural extension of his Christian faith. Contact through […]

National Religious Broadcasters is a network of global media broadcasters in Christian radio, television, internet and other platforms. According to its website, the NRB exists to equip, advocate for and encourage Christian communicators and believes that “religious liberty is the cornerstone of a free society, and that we must protect those freedoms so that the […]

Catastrophic extreme weather events like droughts, floods and wildfires impact communities across the world as leaders continue to grapple with balancing energy needs and the global push for climate action. Although skepticism persists, a broad swath of faith communities advocate for policy change, fight for climate justice, establish creation care ministries, embrace solar energy, plant […]