Andrew L. Whitehead (he/him) is a professor of sociology and director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com) at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Whitehead’s research focuses on religion, politics, and power in contemporary American culture. He is the author of American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church, which was awarded the 2024 Gold Medal Book Award for Religion from Foreword Reviews and the 2024 Midwest Book Award winner for Religion & Philosophy. He is also the lead author of Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States — along with Samuel Perry — which won the 2021 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Whitehead earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Baylor University.
