Marya Hornbacher is a writer and nonbeliever who has written widely of her own struggles with mental illness. She is the author of Waiting: A Nonbeliever’s Higher Power, which explores what spirituality can mean to nonbelievers recovering from a mental illness.

Amy Reynolds is an assistant professor of sociology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. She is an expert on globalization, women in leadership in the Christian world and gender studies, and she is researching women in leadership within evangelical organizations. Reynolds is the author of Free Trade and Faithful Globalization: Saving the Market.

Buddhist Council of the Midwest, based in Evanston, Ill., is an organization for all Buddhist groups in Chicago and the Midwest area. The council is inclusive of all three Buddhist traditions. Its purpose is to foster the learning and practice of Buddhism, to represent the Midwest Buddhist community in matters affecting its membership and to […]

Mary Keldermans was ordained as a Catholic priest by Roman Catholic Womenpriests in April 2014, an act for which she was excommunicated by her local bishop. She leads services at Holy Family Inclusive Catholic Community in Jacksonville, Ill., at the Congregational United Church of Christ.

The Rev. Cheryl B. Anderson is a professor of Old Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill., and an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church.  

The Humanitarian Disaster Institute is an interdisciplinary research center based at Wheaton College in Illinois. The institute examines the humanitarian needs of underserved and vulnerable communities throughout the nation and world. Jamie Aten, whose research focuses on the psychology of religion and disasters, is founder and co-director.

The Easter Seals organization provides services, outreach and advocacy for people with autism, wounded veterans and others with disabilities. The nonprofit, which is more than 90 years old, is based in Chicago and has no religious affiliation.

Read an Aug. 7, 2012, story by Inside Higher Ed about seminary programs that combine master of divinity degrees with advanced business degrees.

Read an April 23, 2010, article in Christianity Today about the growth of church enrollment due to convenience brought by the internet.