Voicing Faith Media Bureau
Role of Religion in Public Life
Diana Butler Bass
Director, Project on Congregations of Intentional Practice
- Alexandria, VA
Dr. Bass is director of the Project on Congregations of Intentional Practice, a study of mainline Protestant vitality at the Virginia Theological Seminary.
Expertise: Red Letter Christians, Region: Southeast, Role of Religion in Public Life, more...
David Batstone
Executive Editor, Sojourners magazine
- Washington, DC
Batstone is also editor of Worthwhile, a magazine for people seeking a more fulfilling and socially responsible route to business success.
Rev. Jim Wallis
Editor, Sojourners
- Washington, DC
Jim Wallis is a speaker, author, activist and international Christian evangelical commentator on ethics and public life.
Dr. Iva E. Carruthers
General Secretary, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
- Chicago, Illinois
As head of the Proctor Conference, Dr. Carruthers shepherds efforts to strengthen the capacity of the African American faith community to address the social justice agenda in the Black church.
Sister Joan Chittister
Benedictine Sisters
- Erie, PA
A social psychologist, communications theorist, best selling author and well-known international lecturer, Sr. Chittister has been one of America's key visionary spiritual voices for more than thirty years. Sr. Chittister is dedicated to working for justice, peace and equality, especially for women — in the Church and in society.
Expertise: Peace and Justice, Role of Religion in Public Life, Women's Issues, more...
Pastor Chuck Currie
chuckcurrie.blogs.com
- Portland, OR
A pioneer of the progressive religious blogosphere, Pastor Currie has been recognized as one of the leading advocates for the homeless in Oregon.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
Imam, Masjid Al-Farah
- New York, NY
As the Imam of Masjid Al-Farah, a mosque in New York City twelve blocks from Ground Zero, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is founder and CEO of American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) and The Cordoba Initiative, an inter-religious blueprint for improving relations between the Islamic World and United States.
Expertise: American Muslim life, Role of Religion in Public Life, more...
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes
Senior Minister, The Riverside Church
- New York, NY
Recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the 12 “most effective preachers" in the English-speaking world, Dr. Forbes is known as the preacher’s preacher because of his extensive preaching career and his charismatic style
Expertise: Interfaith dialogue and action, Role of Religion in Public Life, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy
President, The Interfaith Alliance
- Washington, DC
Rev. Dr. Gaddy leads the national nonpartisan grassroots and educational organization The Interfaith Alliance, hosts State of Belief, a weekly radio show and serves as the Pastor for Preaching and Worship at Northminster (Baptist) Church in Monroe, Louisiana.
Melissa Rogers
Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University Divinity School
- Falls Church, VA
Rogers is recognized by National Journal as one of the church-state experts "politicians will call on when they get serious about addressing an important public policy issue."
Expertise: Church-State Issues, Role of Religion in Public Life, more...
Rabbi Gerald Serotta
Co-Chair, Rabbis for Human Rights and Associate Rabbi, Temple Shalom
- Chevy Chase, MD
Rabbi Serotta served as the Campus Rabbi at The George Washington University, where he directed the Hillel Foundation for 20 years. Rabbi Serotta has worked at the vanguard of progressive Jewish movements for decades.
Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Ph.D.
President, Chicago Theological Seminary
The 11th president of Chicago Theological Seminary, Rev. Thistlethwaite is the author or editor of ten books and has been a translator for two different translations of the Bible.
