Scott Thumma is Professor of Sociology of Religion and co-director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research (www.hartfordinstitute.org) at Hartford International University, Hartford, CT. He has published numerous articles, research reports, and chapters on religious life in addition to co-authoring three books, The Other 80 Percent, Beyond Megachurch Myths, and Gay Religion. Scott is the Principal Investigator for 5-year Lilly Endowment grant to study the impact of the pandemic on churches (www.covidreligionresearch.org). Additionally, he co-leads the 25-year long Faith Communities Today (www.faithcommunitiestoday.org) national research project and has conducted national studies of megachurches and nondenominational churches.
Dr. Scott Thumma
