The White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, Calif., offers a Thanksgiving yoga retreat at its center in the mountains.

John E. Seery is a professor of politics at Pomona College in California. He is an expert on abortion politics and wrote the article “Moral Perfectionism and Abortion Politics” for the journal Polity (2001).

Carole Joffe is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis. She wrote the article “Roe v. Wade at 30: What are the Prospects of Abortion Provision,” for the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (January 2003) and has written other articles examining abortion and morality.

Sherman Jackson holds the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture at the University of Southern California, where he is also professor of religion and American studies and ethnicity. He was formerly the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Visiting Professor of Law and Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Michigan. […]

Act One is a nonprofit that trains Christians for careers in mainstream film and television. It is in Hollywood, California.

Tim Cain is an elder at Kaleo Church in San Diego. The church emphasizes the intersection of religion with pop culture in many of its services and events. The church’s website contains a section on culture, including movie, music and book reviews.

The Brehm Center for Worship, Theology and the Arts at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., has institutes dedicated to film, dramatic arts, music and expressions of “visual faith.” Each of the institutes has a web page with essays, reviews and criticism.

Joel S. Fetzer is a professor of political science at Seaver College at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. He co-wrote Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany (Cambridge University Press, 2004).

Zayn Kassam is professor of religious studies at Pomona College in California. She is an expert on Islamic society.