The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers. Data included in the ARDA are submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world. Currently housed in the Social Science Research Institute, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University, the ARDA is funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, and the Pennsylvania State University.
Our staff
Roger Finke, Director
Research Team
Gail Johnston Ulmer, Project Manager
Christopher Scheitle, Research Associate
Julie VanEerden, Research Associate
Jaime Harris, Research Associate
Stephen Merino, Research Associate
Clay Polson (Baylor), Research Associate
Web Development
Christopher Bader (Baylor University), Manager of Web Development
Ruth Christensen, Web Programmer
Neil Luft, Web Design
Contact us
E-mail: arda@pop.psu.edu
Phone: 814-865-6258
Fax: 814-863-7216
Department of Sociology
The Pennsylvania State University
211 Oswald Tower
University Park, PA 16802-6207
