The card Volume is a product of a 2012 Danish Council of Independent Research Grant. Aarhus University, Denmark provided support and facilities for the project. The editors are particularly indebted to Professor Tim Jensen whose guidance allowed for the network meetings to be a success. We also specifically want to thank Professor Rosalind Hackett who assisted the development of the card project in many subtle ways. Also Professor Lori Beaman who is the Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada supplied Lene Kühle and William Hoverd the conceptual space for the initial card concept to emerge by hosting us at the Religion and Diversity Project at the University of Ottawa. Thanks also to Ms Claire Grant who helped with preparation of the book manuscript.
Lastly, we would like to thank all the chapter contributors and other network members. This volume and its insight into religious diversity represents the collective efforts and thoughts of all these fine scholars. The following amazing group of scholars all contributed to the card Network Meetings: Amy Adamczyk, Wanda Alberts, Irene Becci, Peter Beyer, Jørn Borup, Paul Bramadat, Marian Burchardt, Andrew Dawson, Yaghoob Foroutan, Satoko Fujiwara, Anna Halafoff, Rosalind Hackett, William Hoverd, Tim Jensen, Alexander-Kenneth Nagel, Kim Knott, Lene Kühle, Mar Marcos Sanchez, Ulrika Mårtensson, Tuomas Martikainen, Maria del Mar Griera, Mel Prideaux, Susanne W. Rasmussen, Henrik Reintoft Christensen, Louis Rosseau, Martin Stringer, Stefania Travagnin, Andreas Tunger-Zanetti and Kocku von Stuckrad.