Jim Forest is editor of In Communion, the quarterly journal of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, of which he is co-secretary. He is author of Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness. He lives in Alkmaar, Holland.

Troy W. Martin is a professor of religious studies at St. Xavier University in Chicago and co-author of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation, which explores forgiveness through Christian teaching.

Avis Clendenen is a professor of religious studies at St. Xavier University in Chicago and co-author of Forgiveness: Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation, which explores forgiveness through Christian teaching.

Kent Nerburn is an author, sculptor and educator with degrees in theology and art who focuses on Native American issues. He is the author of Calm Surrender: Walking the Path of Forgiveness. He lives in Minnesota.

The Rev. Raymond G. Helmick is an adjunct faculty member in the theology department of Boston College and co-editor of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy and Conflict Transformation. He specializes in studying and mediating international conflicts, including those in the Middle East and Northern Ireland.

Brian Childs is director of clinical ethics and spiritual care for Shore Health System in the University of Maryland Medical System. He has researched how forgiveness training impacts the mental and physical health of AIDS patients. His dissertation at Princeton Theological Seminary explored forgiveness among preschool children.

Ken Sande, an attorney and engineer, is founder of Peacemaker Ministries, a nonprofit based in Billings , Mont. , that helps Christians and their churches resolve conflicts using biblical principles. He is also president of Relational Wisdom 360. He is the author of The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict and co-author of Peacemaking for Families: A […]

Nasser Hussain is assistant professor of law, jurisprudence and social thought at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. He co-edited Forgiveness, Mercy and Clemency (2007) and teaches the courses Law, God and Modernity and When Law Fails.

The Rev. Marie M. Fortune is founder and senior analyst at the Faith Trust Institute in Seattle, which works to end sexual and domestic violence, particularly in faith communities. She co-edited Forgiveness and Abuse: Jewish and Christian Reflections and is a United Church of Christ minister.