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Web Research Resources

These links are here as a resource for religion researchers to show the diversity of tools and sites available on the Web.  The links below contain a vast array of  helpful information to assist in your research.  This list is not designed to be comprehensive.

Statistics & Data Resources

  • The Association of Religion Data Archives
  • U.S. Data and Statistics
  • U.S. Census Bureau 
  • World Religion Database
  • World Christian Database
  • Census and Survey Data from IPUMS
  • The Gallup Organization
  • GSS Data Home Page
  • Catholic Hierarchy Data
  • Faith Communities Today
  • Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations
  • U.S. Religion Census

Denominational Research Offices 

  • Church of the Nazarene Research
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  • Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services
  • Southern Baptist North American Mission Board
  • The Episcopal Church Research and Statistics

Congregational & Research Resources

  • Concise Dictionary of Religion
  • American Jewish Yearbook Archives
  • Megachurch List

  Research Centers

  • Hartford Institute for Religion Research
  • The Louisville Institute 
  • The Wabash Center
  • The Association of Religion Data Archives
  • Pluralism Project
  • Material History of American Religion Project
  • Institute for Research in Social Science
  • The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
  • Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate
  • Center for the Study of Global Christianity
  • Center for the Study of World Religions

Religion News Services

  • Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
  • Religion News Service
  • First Things Homepage
  • Worldwide Faith News – Press Release Archive

Associations

  • Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • Association for the Sociology of Religion
  • Sociology of Religion Section, ASA

Recent Posts

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Contemporary American Religion – Bryn Mawr College
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (Program for the Future Church)
  • Call for Editor Applications: Review of Religious Research
  • Assistant Professor Position in Sociology at the University of South Florida
  • Review of Religious Research Special Issue Call for Papers: Contemporary Jewish Life

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Becoming a Future-Ready Church received @ReligResearch’s Outstanding Applied Research Award!

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