Tim Carpenter is national director of Progressive Democrats of America, a co-sponsor of the Conference on Spiritual Activism. It provides links to chapters across the country. It’s based in Phoenix, Ariz.

K. Tsianina Lomawaima is co-author of Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law (University of Oklahoma Press, 2001) and professor of American Indian studies at the University of Arizona.

The Rev. Mitzi Lynton is an interfaith pastor who participated in a grief support Webinar for Best Friends Network that discussed how animals grieve and how people mourn the deaths of animals. She is based in Arizona.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Tucson, Ariz., has a “way of the cross” that worshippers are encouraged to walk as part of their religious practice. Email through the website.

P. Aneesah Nadir is founder of Dr. Aneesah Nadir and Associates and a retired professor of social work at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Kevin Bondelli has been working in youth activism and Democratic politics since 2000. He has served as Young Democrats of America in numerous capacities including as communications chair and southwest region director. He has also worked as an internet and technology strategist for the Arizona Democratic Party.

Ina Sarcevic is a physics professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson and author of The Edge of Infinity. Read an article she wrote on the fundamental nature of matter.

Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist and founder and director of Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University in Tempe. His books include The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? In 1995 he won the Templeton Prize for work on science and religion. Contact via Skip Derra, media relations at […]

Arizona Families for Home Education is a Christian-oriented advocacy group based in Chandler, Ariz.