David King is a senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Christian Piatt is the co-author of MySpace to Sacred Space: God for a New Generation (2007) along with his wife Rev. Amy Piatt. He is an author, editor, speaker, musician and spoken word artist. He co-founded Milagro Christian Church in Pueblo, Colorado with his wife in 2004. Contact through the form on his website.

Ethan Nichtern is the author of One City: A Declaration of Interdependence (2007), a Buddhist political treatise about, among other things, youth and political activism in a post 9-11 world. He is the founder of the Interdependence Project in New York City.

Mike Hayes is a co-author of Googling God: The Religious Landscape of People in Their 20s and 30s (2007). He is the co-founder of the website Busted Halo and the senior editor of the Googling God blog.

The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the largest youth-led, national, partisan political organization. It mobilizes young people under the age of 36 to participate in the electoral process, influences the ideals of the Democratic Party, and develops the skills of the youth generation to serve as leaders at the local and national level. Louis […]

Taz Tagore is the author of Seasons of Thanks: Graces and Blessings for Every Home. She is also co-founder of the Reciprocity Foundation, which works with homeless youth in New York.

Jeffrey Froh is an associate professor of psychology and a school psychologist at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. He researches gratitude in young people and is a co-author of Making Grateful Kids: A Scientific Approach for Helping Youth Thrive.

Daniel N. McIntosh is a psychology professor at the University of Denver. He has studied autism and the role of religion in family coping with a disabled child and is supervising research on religion and perceptions among parents of children with disabilities.