---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect […]"
date: "2025-05-06"
authors:
  - name: "Jonathan Evans"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jonathan-evans/"
  - name: "Kirsten Lesage"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kirsten-lesage/"
  - name: "William Miner"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/william-miner/"
  - name: "Kelsey Jo Starr"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kelsey-jo-starr/"
  - name: "Manolo Corichi"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/manolo-corichi/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/05/06/spirituality-around-the-world-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Beliefs & Practices"
  - "Death & Dying"
  - "Non-Religion & Secularism"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Religiously Unaffiliated"
datasets:
  - name: "2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) Dataset"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/2023-24-religious-landscape-study-rls-dataset/"
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 132"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-132/"
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 143"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-143/"
  - name: "Spring 2024 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2024-survey-data/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the [Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/religious-demographics/pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-project/), which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

Some U.S. data in this report is from the 2023-24 [Religious Landscape Study](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/) (RLS). The RLS was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., Templeton Religion Trust, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

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

#### Primary research team

Jonathan Evans, *Senior Researcher*
Kirsten Lesage,* Research Associate*
William Miner, *Research Analyst*
Kelsey Jo Starr, *Research Analyst*
Manolo Corichi, *Research Analyst*

#### Research team

Becka A. Alper, *Senior Researcher*
Laura Clancy,* Research Analyst*
Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research*
Sneha Gubbala, *Research Analyst*
Moira Fagan, *Research Associate*
Janell Fetterolf, *Senior Researcher*
Sofia Hernandez Ramones,* Research Assistant*
Christine Huang, *Research Associate*
Asta Kallo, *Research Assistant*
Jordan Lippert, *Research Analyst*
Besheer Mohamed, *Senior Researcher*
Justin Nortey, *Research Analyst*
Jacob Poushter,* Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Andrew Prozorovsky,* Research Assistant*
Chip Rotolo, *Research Associate*
Laura Silver,* Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Maria Smerkovich, *Research Associate*
Gregory A. Smith,* Senior Associate Director, Religion Research*
Patricia Tevington, *Research Associate*
Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

#### Methods team

Ashley Amaya, *Associate Director, Survey Methods*
Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*
Anna Brown, *Research Methodologist*
Courtney Kennedy, *Vice President, Methods and Innovation*
Arnold Lau, *Research Methodologist*
Carolyn Lau, *International Research Methodologist*
Andrew Mercer, *Principal Methodologist*
Patrick Moynihan,* Associate Director, International Research Methods*
Georgina Pizzolitto,* Research Methodologist*
Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*
Sofi Sinozich, *International Research Methodologist*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*
Dalia Fahmy, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Rebecca Leppert, *Copy Editor*
Bill Webster,* Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and web publishing

Chris Baronavski, *Lead Engineer, Editorial Content*
Kelly Browning, *User Experience Manager*
Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*
Shannon Greenwood, *Digital Production Manager*
Maya Pottiger,* Communications Associate*
Hannah Taber,* Communications Manager*

Others at the Center who contributed to this report include Conrad Hackett and Samirah Majumdar.

We appreciate the following individuals for advising us on strategic outreach: Eugenia Mitchelstein, Associate Professor of Communication at Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina); Naziru Mikail Abubakar, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief at the Daily Trust (Nigeria); Sebastián Lacunza, Columnist at elDiarioAR.com (Argentina); Anton Harber, Executive Director at the Campaign for Free Expression and Founder of the Mail & Guardian (South Africa); Admire Mare, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg (South Africa); and Monicah Waceke Ndungu, Chief Operating Officer, Nation Media Group (Kenya).[]

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