The Communal Studies Association is a research member association focused on the U.S.’s historical communal sites, intentional communities and communal societies. They publish a journal, host an annual conference and present awards to researchers and other writers in the area of communal studies.

Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is an assistant professor of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University, where she is also an affiliate faculty member in the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies program. Before joining Northeastern University she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Recovering Truth: Religion, Journalism, and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era project at the Center for the Study […]

Benjamin Zeller is chair of the religion department at Lake Forest College. He focuses on religious currents that are new or alternative, including new religions, the religious engagement with science, and the quasi-religious relationship people have with food.

M. Christian Green is a senior fellow in law and religion at Emory University. Green’s research interests include law and religion, human rights, religious freedom, religion and world affairs, and global ethics.

Jack Rakove is the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and law at Stanford, where he has taught since 1980. His principal areas of research include the origins of the American Revolution and Constitution, the political practice and theory of James Madison, and the role of historical […]

Eric Posner is the Kirkland and Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago. His research interests include antitrust law, financial regulation, international law and constitutional law. Posner is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Law Institute.

The Institute for Faith and Family is an advocacy organization run by Tami Fitzgerald of the North Carolina Values Coalition. The organization uses media, communications, amicus briefs and other platforms to help drive a for-faith and for-family culture.

The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty is a nondenominational organization of Jewish communal and lay leaders. JCRL works with other faith communities to advocate for religious liberty.

James C. Phillips is an academic affiliate of Schaerr Jaffe Law in San Francisco who has worked on over 30 matters at the U.S. Supreme Court. He was an assistant professor of law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, where he teaches courses in civil procedure and law and religion. His research topics include […]