Dale Eickelman is a professor of anthropology and human relations at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. He and Jon Anderson are the editors of New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere, which, in part, looks at how new media such as the internet influence politics in Muslim countries.

Esther D. Kustanowitz writes about Jewish life, social media, relationships and dating. She writes the singles column “First Person Singular” for the New York Jewish Week. She is a contributor to many blogs, including Beliefnet’s Idol Chatter, which examines spirituality and popular culture. She is also the senior editor of PresenTense Magazine, a publication centering on Jewish life […]

Tglife online magazine is an organization founded by Brianna Austin to provide an open forum for transgendered people online. Contact through the website.

GenderLife for Transsexual Women is an organization that provides support and resources for transgendered women.

Transgender Spirituality is a WebRing website designed to provide a forum for transgendered or transsexual people to share their views of religion and spirituality.

Susan’s Place is an website created by Susan Larson to provide resources for and about transgendered people.

The Wholesome Words website provides resources for the religious edification and encouragement of Christianity in society. Stephen Ross, creator of the site, has a list of fundamentalist ministries and colleges.

Rabbi Marc Gellman is senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, N.Y. He has written several books of modern midrashim for children, including Does God Have a Big Toe? Stories About Stories in the Bible, and is author of the post-9/11 book And God Cried Too: A Kid’s Book of Healing and Hope. With his Roman Catholic friend Monsignor […]

Read a Feb. 28, 2011, Religion News Service story about new approaches to marking Lent, including reducing greenhouse gases or abstaining from social networking sites like Facebook.