Beatrice Marovich is an associate professor of theology at Hanover College. Her first book, Sister Death: Political Theologies for Living and Dying was published by Columbia University Press in 2023. She regularly writes about mortality, theology, politics, and more at her Substack, Galactic Underworlds. 

Dr. Rebekah L. Miles is Professor of Ethics and Practical Theology at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. A scholar and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, Dr. Miles brings a unique integration of theological ethics, Wesleyan studies, and practical ministry experience to her teaching and research. Her academic interests include Christian ethics, pastoral care, and the moral dimensions of leadership in the church and society. She has authored and co-edited several influential books and numerous articles, often exploring the intersection of theology, ethics, and everyday Christian life. Deeply engaged in both academic and ecclesial communities, Dr. Miles is a respected voice in conversations about social justice, pastoral responsibility, and ethical leadership in contemporary faith contexts. She is also a past president of the Society of Christian Ethics.

Matthew David Segall is an associate professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His work bridges process philosophy, the natural sciences, and spiritual traditions, drawing especially on the thought of Alfred North Whitehead. He writes, lectures, and organizes public dialogues exploring the intersection of metaphysics, ecology, religion, and consciousness studies. His current research engages transdisciplinary approaches to reimagining nature, technology, and civilization in an age of planetary crisis. His most recent books include Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead (2023) and Physics of the World-Soul: Whitehead’s Adventure in Cosmology (2021). He blogs regularly at footnotes2plato.substack.com.

Dr. David C. Scott is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Pre-Law Program at Bellarmine University. Holding a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Scott brings a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to the study of law, ethics, and public life. His academic work is grounded in a deep concern for how individuals with diverse moral, religious, and political commitments can share space—socially, politically, and physically—in pluralistic societies. His areas of specialization include philosophy of law, social and political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and social epistemology. Dr. Scott’s current research explores questions such as how law should protect sacred spaces for religious minorities, the ethics of judicial interpretation, the role of media in shaping belief systems, and how moral and religious convictions should be engaged within public institutions like courts and hospitals.

Rev. Aaron Stauffer, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice at Vanderbilt Divinity School. His scholarly and organizing work lies at the intersection of the academy, the Christian church, and community organizing. His current book with Oxford University Press is titled: Listening to the Spirit: The Radical Social Gospel, Sacred Values, and Broad-based Community Organizing. Before his doctoral work, Aaron was an organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation in San Antonio, Tx. Aaron is active in his denomination, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and has been active participant in international ecumenical and interfaith organizations, such as the World Council of Reformed Churches and the World Council of Churches. Currently, Aaron lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee with his partner, Lauren and their sons, Julian and August.

Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. A native of New Jersey, Talisse earned his PhD in Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate School in 2001. His research focuses on democracy. Specifically, Talisse writes about how a democratic political order can assist and complicate our efforts to acquire knowledge, share ideas, understand what is of value, and address our disagreements. He engages questions about public discourse, popular political ignorance, partisan polarization, and the ethics of citizenship. Talisse has lectured throughout the world. He is the author of over one hundred scholarly articles and fifteen books.

Marvin E. Wickware, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Church and Society and Ethics at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Wickware describes his research and writing as a way for him to work out the problems he has encountered while teaching and living in community with others. His experiences as a black man working in the predominantly white institutions of Duke Divinity School and a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation led to his dissertation topic of racial reconciliation in U.S. churches. He is currently working on his first book, in which he demonstrates that black and white U.S. Christians must recognize that our world positions them as enemies and explores the possibilities of love in light of that reality. His research draws on feminist theory and black studies and in his teaching he works to connect an understanding of theoretical and theological perspectives to the church’s engagement with pressing political and social issues, with particular attention to the roles played by emotion and affect. Wickware’s involvement in community organizing with The People’s Lobby also enriches his teaching and research.