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Award Winning Poet, Playwright & Translator

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Vanessa Ochs

Author of "Inventing Jewish Ritual", Winner of 2007 National Jewish Book Award, Professor of Religious Studies at University of Virginia

Rod Dreher

Senior Editor for The American Conservative

Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Religion Correspondent for NPR Who Reports on the Intersection of Faith and Politics, Law, Science and Culture

Greg Garrett

Author & Professor of Creative Writing, Film, Literature, & Theology at Baylor University

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Judith Viorst

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Scott Turow

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Mary Karr

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Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

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Karen Armstrong

Founder of The Charter for Compassion

Aaron Ahuvia

Professor of Marketing and Author of "The Things We Love: How Our Passions Connect Us and Make Us Who We Are"

The Things We Love: How Our Passions Connect Us and Make Us Who We Are

J Mase III

Black/Trans/Queer Poet & Educator

Mitch Teemley

Writer, Filmmaker & Humorist; Best Known for his Multi-Award-Winning Feature Films "Healing River" & "Notzilla"

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David P. Gushee

Mercer University Professor of Christian Ethics; Former President of the American Academy of Religion, Author of "Introducing Christian Ethics"

Rachel Harding

Associate Professor of Indigenous Spiritual Traditions in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Denver

Kristin Du Mez

NYT Bestselling Author of "Jesus and John Wayne" & History Professor at Calvin University

Linwood Jackson Jr.

Spiritual Author, Poet, and Philosopher

Mohammed El-Kurd

Palestinian Writer and Poet

Dr. Bruce Powell

Leader in Jewish Education

Tanya Marlow

Author, Speaker & Broadcaster on Faith and Spirituality

Amena Brown

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & Author

Thom S. Rainer

Author, Founder & CEO of Church Answers

Beau Adams

Pastor; Author; Speaker

Elizabeth Pipko

Founder of The Exodus Movement, Model, Athlete & Writer