Lois E. Malcolm is associate professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. She is co-author of the forthcoming book Teaching Healing and Forgiveness: A Multi-Dimensional Approach.

John-Roger is an author, teacher and minister who wrote the book Forgiveness: The Key to the Kingdom.

The Rev. L. Gregory Jones is professor of theology and dean of Duke Divinity School in Durham, N.C. Among his books is Embodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis. An ordained United Methodist pastor, he is often quoted on the subjects of forgiveness and apology.

Richard L. Gorsuch is a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. He wrote the article “The Development of a Scale to Measure Forgiveness” in the 2001 Journal of Psychology & Christianity. He has also done research on religion and prejudice, religion and substance abuse, and miracles.

Jim Forest is editor of In Communion, the quarterly journal of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, of which he is co-secretary. He is author of Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness. He lives in Alkmaar, Holland.

Troy W. Martin is a professor of religious studies at St. Xavier University in Chicago and co-author of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation, which explores forgiveness through Christian teaching.

Avis Clendenen is a professor of religious studies at St. Xavier University in Chicago and co-author of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation, which explores forgiveness through Christian teaching.

The Task Force to Stop Abuse Against Women was formed in 1997 by members of the international World Evangelical Fellowship to educate evangelical clergy and to reduce domestic violence.

The Rev. Raymond G. Helmick is an adjunct faculty member in the theology department of Boston College and co-editor of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy and Conflict Transformation. He specializes in studying and mediating international conflicts, including those in the Middle East and Northern Ireland.