Dr. Ard Louis is a Reader in Theoretical Physics and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group studying problems on the border between chemistry, physics, and biology. Prior to Oxford he taught theoretical chemistry at Cambridge University where he was also director of studies in natural sciences at Hughes Hall. He received his PhD in theoretical physics from Cornell University.

Dr. Peter Berger is University Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, at Boston University and founder of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He has written numerous books on sociological theory, the sociology of religion, and Third World development. His best selling books – Invitation to Sociology and The Social Construction of Reality – are considered sociological classics and have been in print for over forty years. His most recent book is his autobiography: Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore.

Dr. David Campbell is professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and founding director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy. He is co-author with Robert Putnam of the widely discussed book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us and author of Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life. Professor Campbell is currently writing a book on the topic of his presentation. He received his PhD in political science from Harvard University.