On August 13^th we launched our completely redesigned ARDA website! The new website designoffers intuitive menu navigation and search functionality, among many other improvements. Now over 20 years old, the ARDA has grown from a single data archive with 33 data collections to a massive website with almost 1,200 data collections and dozens of features. The new website allows the ARDA to continue to provide you the best data on religion for free.

Data Sets Added:



We are excited to announce that we added three new data sets this month:

-Faith Among Black Americans (All Respondents)

-Faith Among Black Americans (Black Respondents)

-The Millennial Trends Survey (MTS 2019)

Looking for even more data? Here are some helpful ARDA links:

-Categorized list of all data files

-Most popular data files

-Newest additions

Ahead of the Trend Articles:

Ahead of the Trend is a collaborative effort between the Religion News Service and the ARDA. Check out the newest article

since our last newsletter:

-Studies Suggest Spiritual Practices May Prompt People to Get Off the Matt and Engage by Yonat Shimron

-Non-affirming Views Continue to Complicate HIV/AIDS response in Black Churches by Richa Karmarkar

-Millenials Adopt Digital Worship, but Not at the Expense of IRL Faith by Kathryn Post

Interested in even more great coverage of religion and current events? You can find all of our Ahead of the Trend articles here.

Social Media Conversations:

This month, we posted about tips on the new ARDA website, the ARDA's Family Trees, the ARDA's Interactive US Maps, and Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) files.

We also regularly post about conferences, new research, podcasts, lectures, and other opportunities of interest to our readers.

Want to join the conversations? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Anniversaries of Historical Events:

In September there are many anniversaries of significant events in religious history. These include Charles Finney's Rochester Revival (1830), Billy Graham's Los Angeles Crusade (1949), and Birmingham Church Bombing (1963).

In addition to reading about these single events, you can delve into substantially more religious history by viewing any of our nine interactive timelines. These include specific timelines dedicated to religious groups, women, race/ethnicity, and more.