Religion & Spirituality

Mohammed AL Samawi was born in Sana’a, Yemen and grew up as a practicing Muslim. His memoir, The Fox Hunt: A Refugee's Memoir of Coming to America (William Morrow),...

Lance Allred overcame numerous obstacles to get to where he is today. The first legally deaf player in the NBA, he recounts his journey in Longshot: The Adventures of...

Anne C. Bailey is a writer, historian, and a tenured professor of History and Africana Studies at SUNY Binghamton (State University of New York). In her work, she combines...

Dave Bruno is an author, speaker, and advocate for simple living, who instigated the 100 Thing Challenge movement, a simple-living project focused on helping average...

Dyan Cannon is the first woman in the history of the Motion Picture Academy to be nominated for Oscars both in front of and behind the camera. Her diligence and determination...

Before turning to fiction writing, Talia Carner worked for Redbook magazine and served as the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine. An adjunct professor of marketing at...

When Jeff Chu came out to his parents as a gay man, his devout Christian mother cried for months every time she looked at him. In an attempt to understand how America's...

Raphael Cushnir is a leading voice in the world of emotional connection and present moment awareness. He has shared his unique approach to personal and professional...

Poopa Dweck is the preeminent authority on the food, ways, and customs of the Jews of Aleppo, the world’s largest and most flourishing community of Sephardic Jews....

Lucinda Franks, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, is a reporter and author whose career has spanned over three decades. She has covered...

The Reverend Debra W. Haffner is Executive Director of the Religious Institute, a multifaith organization she co-founded in 2001. She is also the endorsed community minister...

Elaine Hall has worn many hats in her multi-faceted and accomplished life including: the child whisperer, educator, writer, consultant, performer, international speaker,...

Historian of royalty, Eleanor Herman is a sought-after speaker and commentator for television and radio. She has appeared on The National Geographic Channel’s popular...

Chris Hoke is a jail chaplain and pastor to Mexican gangs in Washington’s Skagit Valley as well as the author of Wanted (HarperOne). Working in jails and alongside...

Robert J. Hutchinson is an award-winning travel writer and the author of numerous books of popular history, including The Dawn of Christianity (Thomas Nelson), Searching...

"Searing. . . [Karr] has written a book that lassos you, hogties your emotions and won't let you go . . . Explores the subjectivity of memory even as it chronicles with...

Jason P. Lester is one of the world's finest physically challenged extreme athletes, winner of ESPN's 2009 ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability, and an...

Josh Levs is a father of three, a CNN journalist, and author of All In (HarperOne). When Levs was denied fair parental leave by his employer after his child was born,...