Rev. Addie Domske (she/her) is a social worker and theologian. Raised and rooted in rural America and trained professionally on the southside of Chicago, she spent the pandemic working with young people in Silicon Valley and now lives in a cute little town in Washington state.

While attending McCormick Theological Seminary for her MDiv and University of Chicago for her MSW, Addie spent the summer of 2013 in the Holy Land; she went on peacemaking and study scholarships, and without any understanding of Palestinian resistance. Oh, how two months in that land can change you! She returned to Chicago committed to Palestinian human rights, and began her tenure on the steering committee of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the PC(USA), where she also served as the Advocacy Chair for the network. She has returned multiple times to Palestine to stay connected with the reality on the ground. Addie was originally a Hosanna participant in 2016; she joined the teaching team in 2017. Addie has also served on the theological committee for Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA).

Addie loves the concept of sumud, baking without a recipe, struggling to learn Arabic with her tutor in Jerusalem and on DuoLingo, and taking care of her many reptiles and black cat Bissa (بسة). She lives with her spouse and sweet 1.5 year old kid.

Deanna Roberts (she/her) is a graduate of the Master of Arts, Theology program at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the Master of Divinity, Interreligious Engagement program at Union Theological Seminary (UTS) in the City of New York, and the MS in Information and Library Sciences at University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Deanna is currently working as the Reference and Outreach Librarian at Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. Deanna's focus for Palestinian liberation is to introduce more people to the narrative of Palestinians by bringing those voices into the collections within theological libraries in the United States. She has published articles and book chapters on the topic of libraries in Palestine and the impact occupation has had on their operations.

She serves on the Steering Committee for the Israel Palestine Mission Network of the PC(USA) and has been actively involved in the organization since 2014. Deanna is also a member of the newly formed implementation committee for a new initiative called the Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism.

Dr. Joi Orr (she/her) is the Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Earthseed Institute at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA. She earned a PhD in Religion from Emory University, where she matriculated through the Ethics and Society course of study. Dr. Orr teaches social and womanist ethics as it pertains to social movements for food sovereignty, land security, and environmental justice. Her recent online publication, “Food Sovereignty,” for the Political Theology Network uses critical theory to explore an African American movement for food sovereignty as a revolutionary Afro-Christian striving for collective self-determination.

Her forthcoming publication for the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, “Reclaiming the Radical Imagination: Food Sovereignty and Land Security for Black Liberation,” presents an ethnographic study of a food sovereignty collective in Baltimore, Maryland – The Black Church Food Security Network (the Network). In presenting the work of the Network, Dr. Orr hopes to encourage scholars to reclaim the radical imagination – an Afro-Christian hope that identifies Black liberation as Black folk (re)connected to the land in ways that promote the survival and flourishing of all peoples and the environment.

When she isn’t writing or teaching, Dr. Orr spends her time outside. She is currently funded to enjoy the great outdoors by the Wabash Center for Learning and Teaching in Theology and Religion. Her project, “Imagining Otherwise: Ecopraxis for African American Religious Pedagogy,” affords her time to engage in a variety of nature-based activities to enrich her teaching. From camping, to hiking, visiting apiaries (beehives!), and foraging medicinal herbs, she is modeling the practices she hopes to inspire her students to engage.

Dr. Elizabeth Corrie’s teaching draws on commitments to both peace with justice and the education of young people, particularly the development of teaching and ministry that empower people for global citizenship. She joined Candler’s faculty in 2007, and is also the director of the MDIV Hybrid Degree.

Having focused her doctoral work in 19th century philosophy and theology, Corrie became increasingly interested in practical theology as her work with youth and in peace and justice activism deepened. Her research interests include transformative pedagogy, theories of nonviolence, and conflict transformation. Her most recent book, Youth Ministry as Peace Education (Fortress Press, 2021), focuses on creating a new approach to youth ministry that teaches young people how to overcome disempowerment and transform violence in their communities. She is editor-in-chief for the Journal of Youth and Theology and serves on the executive board for the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry.

Corrie is an active lay member of The United Methodist Church, serving as a delegate to annual and jurisdictional conferences, and as a reserve delegate to General Conference in 2012, 2016 and 2020/2024, and serves on the board of directors for the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church.

Rev. Marietta Macy (she/they) was first introduced to the subject of Palestine and Israel while serving as a Youth Advisory Delegate for the PC(USA) General Assembly in 2004 and has stayed connected ever since. She graduated from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2014 with her M.Div. and from 2013-2019 she served in various roles on the Steering Committee of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the PC(USA) including as Co-Moderator.

Having grown up on a farm in rural southern Indiana, she recognized a shared language of kinship with the land expressed by indigenous Palestinian farmers which has greatly shaped her theology of creation and our place in it. Serving as a Christian educator for most of her professional career with children, youth, and youth adults, she now serves as Associate Pastor of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church in Charleston, West Virginia.

Tyler Mayfield, the A.B. Rhodes Professor of Old Testament and Director of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, is a biblical scholar, United Church of Christ minister, and administrator. He leads a triennial travel seminar to Israel and Palestine to explore the ancient biblical sites as well as contemporary Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

Tyler is the author of five books. His most recent one, Hard and Holy Work: A Lenten Journey Through the Book of Exodus, takes readers through a unique Lenten journey, encouraging us to see those who are marginalized or suffering as God sees them; contemplate how privilege, fear, risk, and feelings of uncertainty can cloud our attention; and practice endurance for the messy middle of justice work, leaning on God’s provision and rest when the way forward is unclear.