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U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey

About the Project

This report was produced by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Pew Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Pew Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

The report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

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Pew Forum Luis Lugo, Director

Research Alan Cooperman, Associate Director, Research John Green, Senior Research Adviser Greg Smith, Senior Researcher Christine Bhutta, Allison Pond, Neha Sahgal and Jacqueline Wenger, Research Associates Scott Clement, Research Analyst Noble Kuriakose and Elizabeth Podrebarac, Research Assistants

Editorial Sandra Stencel, Associate Director, Editorial Diana Yoo, Graphic Designer Tracy Miller, Editor Hilary Ramp, Assistant Editor

Communications and Web Publishing Erin O’Connell, Associate Director, Communications Brian Bailey, Online Project Manager Mary Schultz, Communications Manager Liga Plaveniece, Program Coordinator

Project Manager and Polling Consultant Mike Mokrzycki

Pew Research Center Andrew Kohut, President Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President Elizabeth Mueller Gross, Vice President Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research Michael Piccorossi, Director of Digital Strategy Russell Heimlich, Web Developer Leah Christian, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press


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