Raymond G Helmick Editor

 Raymond G. Helmick, SJ, taught conflict resolution in the Department of Theology at Boston College. He has mediated in a number of conflicts in Northern Ireland, various Middle Eastern conflicts, and the Balkan countries, among many others. He is on the executive board of the U.S. Interreligious Committee for Peace in the Middle East and served as senior associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies from 2000–2004. He is the author of numerous monographs and articles.

Rodney L. Petersen is an American scholar in the area of history, ethics, and religious conflict. He is the author or editor of numerous articles and books, including Consumption, Population, and Sustainability and Earth at Risk.