ALL RIGHTS FOR ALL, WITHOUT BORDERS
Scholars of Religion Speak out against US Immigration Policy
As scholars and teachers of religion, we rejoice that public pressure led to initial steps to end family separation. Yet, we remain deeply concerned with the Trump administration’s attempt to substitute mass detention of families as a “solution” for family separation. These practices continue to be rooted in an inhumane policy of “zero tolerance” that is morally, ethically, and spiritually reprehensible, and we exhort all people of faith, and all people of good will, to reject and resist this immoral approach.
Our current immigration policies based on the principles of deterrence violate the basic commitments of our different faith traditions, which 1) emphasize the sacred dignity of all humans; 2) see humanity as belonging to one family, thus no one is a stranger; 3) demand that society and individuals care for the needy and stranger among us; 4) demand truth, instead of the lies used by this current Administration concerning the character and personhood of brown and black people to justify draconian and cruel policies; and 5) call the faithful to fight for a just society free from the abuse and oppression of others.
Even with President Trump’s partial policy reversal, we are concerned that the underlying dehumanization and criminalization of refugees and asylum seekers at the border remains in place. These policies violate both national and international law. Moreover, such inhumane practices continue this country’s original sin: racism defined by targeting and tormenting people of color in the name of supposed self-defense as rule of law. That many refugee children and families find abuse at the hands of our government instead of favor is merely the latest instance of the racism that infects our country’s soul.
We abhor both the separation of families and the fact that families seeking refugee status are being incarcerated instead of receiving aid. We acknowledge that some of the people employed to carry out unjust orders despise the directives that the Trump administration has given them. So we call on one another to declare, unequivocally, the equal and full humanity of all who find themselves on our borders – regardless of their documentation status – for we are all members of God’s Creation.
We encourage full participation in actions that resist these unjust policies. We remind this administration of the immense network which we represent and that our base is prepared to use its theological, political and legal resources to ensure the safety and wellbeing of these children and their families. Our diverse faith traditions speak with one voice, calling us to embrace refugees and secure their protection. Indeed, we deny our faith, ethics, and humanity when we remain silent or complicit in the death and dehumanization of others. Our convictions demand that all of us stand in solidarity with the oppressed in this struggle for liberation.
Signatories:
- Rev. Dr. Danielle Tumminio, Seminary of the Southwest
- Rev. Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, Iliff School of Theology
- Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, San Francisco Area of the United Methodist Church
- Rev. Dr. Peter Goodwin Heltzel, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Pamela R. Lightsey, Meadville Lombard School of Theological School
- Rev. Dr. Shannon Craigo-Snell, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. J. Kameron Carter, Duke Divinity School/Indiana University, Bloomington
- Dr. Keisha E. McKenzie, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Dr. David E. Wilhite, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
- Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord Owens, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Repairers of the Breach
- Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Kairos Center, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Beverly Gaventa, Baylor University
- Rev. Dr. Jürgen Moltmann, University of Tübingen (Germany)
- Rev. Dr. Clyde Kuemmerle, Ecclesia Ministries of New York
- Rev. Traci Blackmon, United Church of Christ
- Dr. Enrique Dussel, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México
- Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, Nuns on the Bus
- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR, Los Angeles, California
- Najeeba Syeed, J.D., Claremont School of Theology
- Jim Wallis, Sojourners
- Rev. Joy Carroll Wallis, Wild Goose Festival
- Rev. Adam Taylor, Sojourners
- Shane Claiborne, Red Letter Christians
- Rev. Don Golden, Red Led Letter Christians
- Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Rubta House
- Rev. Dr. Gene L. Green, NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community and Wheaton College
- Rev. Dr. Terri LeBlanc, NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community
- Rev. Laura Rambikur, Boston University School of Theology
- Rev. Dr. Tommy Givens, Fuller Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Amos Yong, Fuller Seminary
- Dr. Brian Bantum, Seattle Pacific University
- Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, North Park University
- Rev. Dr. David P. Gushee, Mercer University
- Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Dr. Shelly Rambo, Boston University School of Theology
- Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Middle Collegiate Church
- Ruby Sales, Spirit House
- Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt Divinity School
- Dr. Cornel West, Harvard University
- Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
- Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Rev. Dr. Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray Jr., Chicago Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Corey D.B. Walker, Virginia Union University
- Rev. Dr. Lee Barker, Meadville Lombard Theological School
- Rev. Dr. Deanna Thompson, Hamline University
- Rev. Dr. W. Anne Joh, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary/Northwestern University
- Dr. Chris Boesel, Drew Theological School
- Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, Portland Seminary
- Dr. Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, University of Miami
- Rev. Rob Stephens, Middle Collegiate Church
- Rev. Kaji Dousa, Park Avenue Christian Church
- Rev. Luis-Alfredo Cartegena Zayas, Park Avenue Christian Church
- Rev. Damarius Whitaker, Fort Washington Collegiate Church
- Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Chicago Theological Seminary
- Dr. Mary Fulkerson, Duke Divinity School
- Rev. Brian D. McLaren, author
- Rev. Doug Pagitt, Vote Common Good
- Rev. Jennifer Butler, Faith and Public Life
- Lisa Sharon Harper, Freedom Road, LLC
- Bishop Gene Robinson, The Episcopal Church
- Dr. Jennifer M. McBride, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago
- Rev. Dr. Reggie L. Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Sharon Welch, Meadville Lombard Theological School
- Dr. John R. Franke, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis
- Dr. John J. Thatamanil, Union Theological Seminary
- Dr. Teri Merrick, Azusa Pacific University
- Russ Jennings, Host/Producer, Love in a Dangerous Time podcast
- Rev. Dr. Andrew Sung Park, United Theological Seminary in Ohio
- Rev. Fred Davie, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Benjamin Perry, Union Theological Seminary
- Jonathan Soto, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Gary Burge, Presbyterian Church USA
- Rev. Dr. James Moos, The United Church of Christ
- Rev. Dr. Alice Hunt, Chicago Theological Seminary (immediate past President)
- Rev. Dr. Valerie Bridgeman, Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio
- Rev. Ann Craig, Affirmation LGBTQ United Methodists
- Rev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Rios, The Passion Center | VP, Plant 4 Harvest
- Dr. Krista E. Hughes, Newberry College (South Carolina)
- Rev. Dr. Traci C. West, Drew Theological School
- Dr. John White, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
- Dr. Gerald Shenk, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Monica A Coleman, Claremont School of Theology
- Rev. Dr. Christian T. Collins Winn, Bethel University
- Dr. David W. Congdon, University Press of Kansas
- Dr. Keri Day, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings, Yale Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, Claremont School of Theology
- Rev. Dr. Drew G. I. Hart, Messiah College
- The Rev. Dr. James Farwell, Virginia Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. L. Daniel Hawk, Ashland Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Sathianathan Clarke, Wesley Theological Seminary
- Dr. Erica M. Ramirez, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Stephen Roach Knight, Transform Network
- Rev. Dr. John Flett, Pilgrim Theological College (Australia)
- Dr. Debbie Almontaser, Muslim Community Network
- Dr. Phillis I. Sheppard, Vanderbilt Divinity School
- Rev. Melinda Weekes-Laidlow. Esq., Founder, Beautiful Ventures
- Rev. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dietrich Werner, Referat Theologische Grundsatzfragen; Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V. (Germany)
- Rev. Noel Castellanos, Christian Community Development Association
- Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, The Prophetic Foundry and Faith in Action
- Dr. Sarah Azaransky, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Earlham School of Religion
- Dr. Darby K. Ray, Bates College
- Rev. Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman, Yale Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Elaine A. Heath, Duke Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Patrick T. Smith, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary/Duke Divinity School
- Dr. Catherine Keller, Drew Theological School
- Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte, Drew Theological School
- Dr. Kate Ott, Drew Theological School
- Dr. Kyle Roberts, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
- Rev. Dr. Linda E. Thomas, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- Dr. Megan K. DeFranza, Boston University School of Theology
- Rev. José Humphreys, Metro Hope Covenant Church
- Dr. Laurel C. Schneider, Vanderbilt University
- Rev. Dr. Emmett G. Price III, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Rev. Angel Kyodo williams, new Dharma Community
- Dr. Jessica Wong, Azusa Pacific University
- Dr. Stephen Fowl, Loyola University Maryland
- Dr. Joy Ann McDougall, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
- Dr. Kay Higuera Smith, Azusa Pacific University
- Dr. Justin Marc Smith, Azusa Pacific University
- Dr. Robert Mullins, Azusa Pacific University
- Rev. Dr. Kirsten S. Oh, Azusa Pacific University
- Dr. Joseph Strife, Fordham University
- Rev. Dr. Javier A. Viera, Drew University Theological School
- Rev. Dr. Melanie Johnson-Debaufre, Drew University Theological School
- Dr. Erik Leafblad, Bethel University
- Dr. Rob Muthiah, Azusa Pacific University
- Rev. Andrew C. Wright, Fuller Seminary; Mennonite Central Committee, Central States
- Rev. Dr. Brian Lugioyo, Azusa Pacific University
- Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, Iliff School of Theology
- Rev. Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez, AETH
- Rev. Dr. Jared E. Alcántara, Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary
- Rev. Emily M. D. Scott, Mission Developer, Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA
- Rev. Dr. Efrain Agosto, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Humberto Alfaro, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Eleanor Moody Shepherd, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Wanda Lundy, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Nancy Fields, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. C. Vernon Mason, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Jill Schaeffer, New York Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Wesley J. WIldman, Boston University School of Theology
- Dr. Anthony Baker, Seminary of the Southwest
- Rev. Dr. Doris Gracia Rivera, Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico
- Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, J.D., Hope Border Institute/Instituto Fronterizo Esperanza, El Paso TX
- Zuma Miranda, J.D., Auburn Theological Seminary
- Dr. Steven Bishop, Seminary of the Southwest
- Rev. Dr. Amy Laura Hall, Duke University Divinity School
- Dr. Valerie C. Cooper, Duke University Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Seminary of the Southwest
- Very Rev. Dr. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Seminary of the Southwest
- Dr. Steven Tomlinson, Seminary of the Southwest
- Dr. Awa Jangha, Seminary of the Southwest
- T. Thorn Coyle, Solar Cross Temple
- Rev. Dr. Laurie Pound Feille, First Christian (DOC), Minneapolis, MN
- Dr. Stephanie Ramirez, Seminary of the Southwest
- The Rev. Dr. John G. Lewis, Seminary of the Southwest
- The Rev. Dr. Dave Scheider, Seminary of the Southwest
- Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera, Latino Pastoral Action Center/ Sanctuary Church
- Dr. Scott Bader-Saye, Seminary of the Southwest
- Br. Christian Leo Seno, OFM
- Waleska Cabrera, Parishioner at Holyrood/Santa Cruz Church
- Rev. Dr. W. Dennis Tucker, Jr., George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
- Rev. Dr. Roger E. Olson, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
- Dr. Neomi De Anda, University of Dayton
- Br. Luis Enrique Hernández Rivas, OSF
- Hans Egil Offerdal, Candid. Philol., juror, International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement (Norway)
- Dr. María Teresa Dávila, Independent Scholar
- Dr. Claire Miller Colombo, Seminary of the Southwest
- Dr.Jacqueline M. Hidalgo, Williams College
- The Rev. Jane Lancaster Patterson., Seminary of the Southwest
- The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Hughes
- Dr. Paul Dafydd Jones, University of Virginia Department of Religious Studies
- Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner, The Wesley Foundation of Tucson
- Rev. Andrew Wilkes, New York University
- Rev. Dr. Robert Wilson-Black, Sojourners
- Rev. Joel A. Gibson, Micah Institute at the Interfaith Center of New York
- Rev. Allen V. Harris, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Capital Area
- Rev. Paul T. Roberts, Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dámaris E. Ortega, United Church of Christ
- Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Glenn Zuber, New Hope Presbyterian Church, Durwood, Maryland
- Bishop Alfred Johnson, The United Methodist Church
- Rev. Philip Lynn, The Network for Human Understanding
- Rev. Addie Banks, The Groundswell Group and The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
- Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kūpono Kwong 鄺立達 | Pacific Western Region, Unitarian Universalist Church
- Carol Lautier, Demos
- Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Rigby, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Rev. Sekou Laidlow
- Luna Pantera
- Prf. Gottfried Brezger, Vorstandsvorsitzender, Erinnerungs- und Begegnungsstätte Bonhoeffer-Haus (Germany)
- Rev. Dr. Mark Lewis Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Chicago Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Peter Sensenig, Mennonite Board in Eastern Africa, Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Vanderbilt Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Kurt Anders Richardson, McMaster University Divinity School
- Rev. Dr. Stephanie Mitchem, University of South Carolina
- Rev. Dr. Marion Grau (Oslo, Norway)
- Rev. Dr. Gary Dorrien, Union Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Doug Jacobson, Messiah College
- Rev. Rafael Reyes, Claremont School of Theology
- Dr. Love Sechrest, Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rev. Robert Guerrero, Redeemer City to City and Christian Community Church of the Heights, NYC
- Rev. David Whitehead, Community of Grace Network of Churches, NYC
- Rabbi Douglas E. Krantz, Congregation B’nai Yisrael in Armonk, New York
- Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Uri L’Tzedek: Orthodox Jewish Social Justice, NYC
- Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, NY, NY
- Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp, Temple Sholom, and JustLoveOhio, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Rabbi Laurie Phillips, Beineinu, New York
- Rev. Dr. Ry O. Siggelkow, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
- Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, founding Spiritual Leader, Lab/Shul, New York, NY
- Rabbi Abraham Havivi, American Jewish University, Los Angeles,CA
- Rabbi David A. Ingber, Romemu, New York, New York
- Rev. Dr. Richard L. ‘Dick’ Hamm, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Laurie M. Franklin, Spiritual Leader and Senior Rabbinic Intern, Har Shalom, Missoula, MT
- Rabbi Ora Weiss, Zamor, Boston, MA
- Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav, Wisdom House Denver, Denver, CO
- Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, Berkeley, CA
- Rabbi Joshua Stanton, East End Temple, New York, NY
- Rabbi Jonah Geffen, Congregation Shaare Zedek, New York, NY
- Rabbi Zev-Hayyim Feyer, Claremont, California
- Rabbi Lee S Paskind, Teaneck NJ
- Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles, CA
- Rabbi Richard F Address, D.Min:. Jewish Sacred Aging®
- Rabbi Ed Stafman, J.D., Congregation Beth Shalom, Bozeman, MT
- Rabbi Darby Leigh, Kerem Shalom, Concord MA
- Rabbi Jill Borodin, Congregation Beth Shalom, Seattle, WA
- Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Rabbi Debra Kolodny, J.D., As the Spirit Moves Us, Portland, OR
- Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, Tidewater Chavurah, Virginia Beach, VA
- Rabbi Suzanne Griffel, Chicago, IL
- Rabbi Arthur Waskow
- Rabbi Benjamin Ross, Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles, CA
- Rabbi Phyllis Berman
- Rabbi Joshua Chasan
- Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Emerita, Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills
- Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Rubenstein, Temple Beth Israel, Eugene, OR
- Rabbi Maurice Harris, Reconstructing Judaism, Wyncote, PA
- Rabbi Daniel M. Bronstein PhD, Hunter College, New York
- Rabbi Susan Goldberg, Los Angeles, CA
- Rabbi Ruven Barkan, Tucson, AZ
- Imam Dawud Walid, CAIR-MI, Farmington Hills, MI
- Rabbi Ethan Bair, Temple Beth Sholom, Miami Beach, FL
- Rabbi Daniel Goodman, The Jewish Theological Seminary
- Rabbi Lucy Dinner, Chair CCAR Com on Peace, Justice and Civil Liberties
- Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
- Rabbi Yael Ridberg, Congregation Dor Hadash, San Diego
- Rev. Dr. Kristopher Norris, Wesley Theological Seminary
- Rev. David J. Sung, Christian Community Church of the Heights
- Rabbi Jill Zimmerman, Laguna Woods, CA
- Rev. Dr. Steffen Loesel, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
- Rev. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Ph.D., Chicago Theological Seminary
- Rev. Dr. William Crowder, Jr., Park Manor Christian Church, Chicago, IL
- Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, Shir Tikvah Congregation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Rabbi Aaron Kriegel, Los Angeles, California
- Rabbi Bob Gluck, University at Albany, NY
- Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Amherst MA
- Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, Riverdale, New York
- Rev. Dr. Joerg Rieger, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
- Rabbi Dr. Ruth Gais, Summit, NJ
- Rev. Michael J. Rudzena, Trinity Grace Church of Tribeca, NYC
- Rabbi Lev Israel, Riverdale, New York
- Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher, M.Div., Oakland, California
- Rabbi Kerry Baker, “Everybodyneedsarabbi.com,” Austin, Texas
- Stosh Cotler, Bend The Arc
- Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc
- Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director, Refugee & Immigration Ministries, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Rabbi Ken Chasen, Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles, California
- Rabbi Dr. David Bauman, Skokie, Illinois
- Rev. Dr. Rosetta Robinson, Capital Area, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Rev. Dr. Stephen Baines, National City Christian Church
- Rev. Drew Hyun, Hope Church Midtown, New York, NY
- Rev. José Francisco Morales Jr., Disciples Seminary Foundation, Claremont, CA
- Rabbi Aderet Drucker, Silver Spring, Maryland
- Rev, Victoria Safford, White Bear UU Church, Mahtomedi, MN
- Rabbi Larry Sernovitz, Nafshenu, Cherry Hill, NJ
- Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera, Latino Pastoral Action Center & Sanctuary Church, Bronx, NY
- Rosa E. Mercado, Urban Mission Council of Holistic Christian Churches & Ministries, Bronx, NY
- Rev. Dr. Jarrett Banks, First Christian Church, Fort Smith, AR
- Chaplain Kim Eliano
- Dr. Nicole Roskos, Saugerties, NY
- Rev. Lyndon Harris, Gardens of Forgiveness
- Rev. Dr. Louis E. Newman, Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, Carleton College
- Rev. Dr. Karyn Carlo, American Baptist Churches, International Ministries
- Rabbi Michael Rothbaum, Congregation Beth Elohim, Acton MA
- Rev. Guy H. Wasko, New York, NY
- Rev. Dr. Ulrich Duchrow, Heidelberg University (Germany)
- Bishop Dr. Raymond Rufen-Blanchette, Revelation Pilgrim Ministries
- Rev. Dr. Michelle SungShin Lim, Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg, Malkhut, Queens, NY
- Rev. Dr. Ken Brooker Langston, Disciples Center for Public Witness
- Rev. Don Golden, Red Letter Christians
- Rev. Dr. Charles Marsh, University of Virginia
- Christian Osborne, University of Virginia
- Catherine Gordon, University Christian Church
- Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Christian Scharen, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Lisa Anderson, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Macky Alston, Auburn,Seminary
- Rev. John Vaughn, Auburn Seminary
- Linda Sarsour, M-Power
- Bishop Yvette Flunder, City of Refuge United Church of Christ
- Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson, Christian Church, Disciples of Christ
- Sunita Viswanath, Sadhana: A Progressive Hindu Coalition
- Rabbi Justus Baird, Auburn Seminary
- Rev. Dr. Nigel Pearce, Grace Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), Harlem
- Dr. Simran Jeet Singh, New York University
- Imam Souleimane Konaté, Masjid Aqsa (ILCNY)
- Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood (ILCNY)
- Rev. Dr. Lisa W. Davison, Phillips Theological Seminary (CCDOC)
- Rev. Dr. Mark G. Toulouse, Retired, Fort Worth, TX, Christian Church (DOC)
- Rev. Dr. Timothy S. Lee, Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth, TX (CCDOC)
- Dr. Joe Bessler, Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OK
- Valarie Kaur, Esq., The Revolutionary Love Project, University of Southern California
- Rev. Sydney M. Avent, Esq., Park Avenue Christian Church
- Dr. Rick Elgendy, Wesley Theological Seminary
- Dr. Jennifer G. Jesse, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
- Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer, Romemu
- Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale, United Christian Church of Levittown, PA
- Dr. Holly Hillgardner, Bethany College, Bethany, WV
- Rev. Dr. James O. Duke, Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, TX
- Rev. Dr. Jeanne S. Duke
- Dr. Larry D. Bouchard, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr, Princeton University
- Dr. Kristine A. Culp, Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago; University of Chicago Divinity School
- Rabbi Corey Helfand, Foster City, California
- The Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr., Senior Pastor, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Findlay, OH
- Rev. Dr. Keith Russell, New York Theological Seminary