Overview
Professor Chaves specializes in the sociology of religion. Most of his research is on the social organization of religion in the United States. Among other projects, he directs the National Congregations Study (NCS), a wide-ranging survey of a nationally representative sample of religious congregations conducted in 1998, 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. NCS results have helped us to better understand many aspects of congregational life in the United States. Professor Chaves also directed the National Survey of Religious Leaders in 2019-20. He is the author of American Religion: Contemporary Trends (2nd ed., Princeton, 2017), Congregations in America (Harvard, 2004), Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations (Harvard, 1997), and many articles.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Anne Firor Scott Distinguished Professor of Sociology
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2021 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Sociology
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2007 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Religion
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2007 - Present
Religious Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor
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2007 - Present
Divinity School
Education, Training & Certifications
Harvard University ·
1991
Ph.D.
Harvard University ·
1985
M.Div.