Leila R. Milani is senior international policy advocate at Futures Without Violence. She was co-chairwoman of the Working Group on Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and NGO liaison for women’s issues for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in the U.S.

Sarah Coakley researches the evolution of altruistic behavior, forgiveness and unselfish love at Harvard University. She is a professor of divinity at the University of Cambridge. She is the co-editor of “Evolution, Games and God: The Principle of Cooperation” (2013), which examines the evolution of cultural structures like religion.

Read a June 14, 2012 Guardian article about South African transgendered runner, Caster Semenya, who won the women’s 800m run in the 2009 word championship which caused much debate in the media.

The Forgiveness Project is a nonprofit organization that explores forgiveness, reconciliation and conflict resolution through personal stories with the aim of raising awareness, educating people and inspiring people toward transformation. It is based in London, England.

For five months in 2009, London’s Natural History Museum hosted Darwin200 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. The celebration included lectures, films, debates, performances and more. You can still learn about Darwin’s life and work through the Darwin200 website.

Read a May 30, 2013 Huffington Post article about religious “fundamentalism” and Oxford University’s research scientist Kathleen Taylor’s claim that it can be treated as a mental illness and cured.

Michael Ward is former president of the Oxford University C.S. Lewis Society; chaplain of Peterhouse, the oldest college at Cambridge University; and an important English authority on Narnia. Ward is former curator of Lewis’ home, and lectures and teaches widely on Lewis. His doctorate focused on Lewis’ theological imagination. Contact through his website.

Colin Duriez of Keswick, England, is the author of numerous books on Lewis, including The C.S. Lewis Chronicles: The Indispensable Biography of the Creator of Narnia Full of Little-Known Facts, Events and Miscellany (Bluebridge, September 2005), A Field Guide to Narnia (InterVarsity Press, 2004), Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship (Paulist Press, 2003) and The C. S. Lewis Encyclopedia: A Complete […]

Douglas Gresham of Dublin, Ireland, is Lewis’ stepson and a co-producer of the upcoming film. He wrote Jack’s Life: The Life Story of C.S. Lewis (Broadman & Holman, October 2005) and Lenten Lands: My Childhood With Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis (HarperSanFrancisco, 1994). Gresham works full time for the C.S. Lewis Co. and, with his wife, Merrie, runs Rathvinden Ministries […]