Yvonne C. Zimmerman holds a B.A. from Goshen College, a Master of Theological Studies from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and a Ph.D. in Religious and Theological Studies from the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology. She is Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Methodist Theological School in Ohio.

"A brilliant analysis and critique of how law and policy were crafted and the agenda set on this compelling problem through the unusual linkage of conservative religious values, partisan politics, and select feminist theory. Dr. Zimmerman not only shows us that the separation of Church and State may not be so separate after all, but that theology continues to play an important part in framing legislation."--Claude d'Estrée, Director of the International Human Rights Degree Program, the Center on Rights Development, and the Human Trafficking Clinic, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

"A beautifully written analysis that carefully sketches the theological foundations of contemporary anti-trafficking policies. Zimmerman accomplishes something that no other scholar has yet achieved: the genealogical tracing of these policies in terms of Protestant understandings of slavery and freedom, and the provocation of her readers to reimagine these terms."--Elizabeth Bernstein, author of Temporarily Yours: Intimacy, Authenticity, and the Commerce of Sex

"This challenging and heartening book is a must-read for anyone who is concerned with human trafficking and exploited labor and hungers for better moral imagination and a way forward toward justice. With astute moral analysis, clarity of theological vision, and respect for those who are trafficked, Zimmerman exposes the unholy alliances among national policies, the puritanical Christian culture of the U.S. and its attempts to police sex, and feminists who focus solely on sex trafficking."--The Rev. Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D., founding Co-Director of the Soul Repair Center

"...[A] thoughtful analysis of a very serious political and moral issue..." --Journal of Church and State