Benedetta Lomi is a professor of religion at Bristol University, who focuses on Japanese Buddhism, its material, and visual culture, with particular emphasis on the performative, healing and transformative dimensions of Buddhist rituals, scriptures and objects.

Chün-fang Yü is professor emerita of Chinese Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, whose work includes Guanyin, Buddhist women, ritual and the historical development of Chinese Buddhist traditions.

Richard Madsen is a distinguished professor emeritus of sociology at UC San Diego and director of the Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China, Madsen is a foundational scholar of Chinese religion and society, with a particular focus on Chinese Catholics and Taiwanese religion.

Nanlai Cao is a sociocultural anthropologist at City University of Hong Kong who has conducted extensive ethnographic research on contemporary Chinese Christianity, particularly in Wenzhou. His work is especially useful for reporters interested in how religion operates at the level of neighborhoods, businesses, families and everyday life rather than simply through national policy. He also […]

Chelsea Vowel is a Métis writer, educator and scholar of Métis futurisms. Vowel is co-host of the Metis in Space podcast. For media inquiries, Vowel is represented by Rob Firing at the Transatlantic Agency.

Ali Bhutto is an artist and drag performer (Faluda Islam) who works on queer Muslim futurism. You can reach Bhutto through the contact form on the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Official Website.

Yasmin Ismail is a researcher with a background in Islamic studies and anthropology. Her research focuses on madrasa education in minority settings, particularly in Anglophone contexts. Her new research project will integrate knowledge of madrasas, Islamic ethics, AI literacy and principles of co-design to develop an AI literacy program tailored for religious educational institutions. Ismail […]

The Science, Reason and Faith Group is an interdisciplinary center at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain studies the relationship between science, philosophy, and religion. Its work addresses contemporary questions about technology, ethics and belief.

Jaroslav Franc is a Czech academic whose teaching and research focus on religion in digital culture. His work addresses how religious practice and education adapt to technological change.