Rachel Naomi Remen

• Pioneer in the mind/body and holistic health movement
• Director of Commonweal Cancer Help Program
• Advocate of the practice of medicine as a spiritual path

Richard Rohr

• Franciscan priest and founder of The Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Internationally known retreat leader
• Spiritual director known for his popular audios

Joyce Rupp

• Poet and lyrical writer on the spiritual practice of connections
• Sensitive teacher of the wisdom of Sophia
• Member of the Servites (Servants of Mary) community

Sharon Salzberg

• Clear writer on key Buddhist principles of lovingkindness and equanimity
• Teacher of the practice of compassion
• Buddhist cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

• One of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement
• Professor emeritus at Temple University and a former member of the faculty at Naropa University
• Pioneer in interspirituality

Donna Schaper

• Preacher and speaker in the United Church of Christ
• Peace and Justice Advocate
• Senior Minister at Judson Memorial Church in New York City

Rami Shapiro

• Translator and commentator on ancient religious texts
• Teacher of the connections in everyday life
• Rabbi and one of the most creative figures in contemporary American Judaism

Huston Smith

• Writer and professor of world religions
• Author of the classic text The World's Religions
• Multifaith practitioner

Sobonfu Some

• Teacher of African spirituality
• Founder of Ancestors Wisdom Spring
• Leader of workshops on indigenous wisdom

David Spangler

• Internationally known writer and teacher
• Once a co-director of the Findhorn Foundation community
• Clear explicator of New Age spirituality

Brother David Steindl-Rast

• Master teacher of the spiritual practice of gratitude
• Hospitable pioneer in Christian-Buddhist dialogue
• Benedictine monk

Lama Surya Das

• Leader of meditation retreats all over the world
• American lama highly trained in the Tibetan tradition
• Leading spokesperson for emerging American Buddhism

Robert Thurman

• Professor and writer on the fruits of enlightenment
• Teacher of the practical wisdom of Buddhism as applied to everyday life
• Former Tibetan Buddhist monk

Eckhart Tolle

• Bestselling author on spirituality
• Public speaker and seminar leader
• Commentator on new consciousness

Desmond Tutu

• Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
• Retired as Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa
• Chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

• Writer and lecturer about Sufism, dreamwork and Jungian psychology
• Founder of the Golden Sufi Center
• Sufi teacher in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Order

Jane Vennard

• Protestant minister and seminary professor
• Spiritual director and retreat leader
• Writer on various forms of prayer

Jim Wallis

• Evangelical Christian activist for social change and justice
• Commentator on ethics and public life
• Founder and editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine

Arthur Waskow

• Major leader of the movement for Jewish renewal
• Founder and director of The Shalom Center
• Jewish rabbi and writer

David Whyte

• Poet and artist
• Explorer of the soul of work
• Corporate consultant on organizational development

Macrina Wiederkehr

• Master of everyday spirituality
• Creative guide to mining the meaning in memories and life experiences
• Member of St. Scholastica Monastery

Marianne Williamson

• Internationally acclaimed lecturer and bestselling author
• Interpreter of A Course in Miracles
• Cofounder of the Global Renaissance Alliance of peace activists

Wendy M. Wright

• Professor of theology
• Expert on the Salesian spiritual tradition
• Premier writer on family spirituality