Where's Religion?
The platform advancing the study of lived religion
Map the world's religious landscape
Document, share, and explore religious sites anywhere. Built for researchers, by researchers.
"Advancing the study of lived religion through rigorous scholarly methods that account for embodied experiences, improvised practices, material cultures, and shared spaces."
Our Platform
Where's Religion? is an open-source application developed by humanities faculty and IT professionals at Saint Louis University that supports in-person research, remote data entry, media sharing, and mapping. The app is designed to facilitate a more robust public understanding of religion through rigorous scholarly methods.
Our Approach
Through a research methodology that moves beyond analysis of sacred texts, creeds, and official teachings, Where's Religion? provides a platform to diversify the data we study and to advance the study of religion we all encounter in everyday life.
Support & Recognition
Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation
Institutional Support: College of Arts & Sciences · Office for the Vice President for Research · Research Computing Group · Open Source with SLU · Walter J. Ong, S.J., Center for Digital Humanities · CREST Research Center
A keystone outcome of the Center on Lived Religion at Saint Louis University
The Saint Louis University Where's Religion Team
Leading the Where's Religion Initiative
Rachel Lindsey
Director of Center on Lived Religion
Adam Park
Associate Director of Research (COLR)
The Development Team
Building the platform
Patrick Cuba
IT Architect
Bryan Haberberger
Full Stack Developer
Izak Robles
Developer
Stuart Ray
Developer
Sam Sheppard
Developer
