Edwin F. Bryant is an associate professor of religion at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., where he teaches courses in Hindu philosophy and religion. He specializes in the Krishna tradition and the Hare Krishna movement.

Kevin Austin is a Free Methodist missionary who has been involved for years in programs aimed at abolishing slavery and helping its victims create new lives. He says there is growing support among faith communities to combat all forms of human trafficking and that interest in Freedom Sundays and Freedom Shabbats continues to grow. Austin is […]

Lawrence A. Babb is a professor in the department of anthropology and sociology at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. He teaches a course on religions in South Asia and has studied Hinduism as practiced in India. He has also written about modern interpretations of Hinduism.

Barrett Duke is vice president for public policy and research and director of the Research Institute of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. He has authored a number of books and articles.

Susie Johnson is on the human trafficking team of the United Methodist Women. She is also executive director for public policy with the Women’s Division of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

David Lippiatt is founder and executive director of WE International Inc., a Wisconsin-based Christian NGO that addresses injustice and poverty in the underdeveloped world. WE International has an anti-trafficking campaign as a central part of its mission.

Carol Peck is senior director of family services at Catholic Charities USA, where she works on human trafficking issues and policy.

Claire Renzetti is professor of sociology and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky, where she studies human trafficking and is an expert on the faith-based response to the issue. She can also address the evangelical response to the issue.

Lisa Thompson is coordinator and national liaison of the Salvation Army’s Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking.