Thomas S. Kidd is research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the author of books including Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale University Press, 2022).

Karen Swallow Prior is Professor of English at Liberty University.

Tony Reinke serves as Senior Teacher for Desiring God, host of the Ask Pastor John podcast, and author of Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life’s Most Important Questions (2024). He and his wife live in Phoenix.