Christopher David Bader

Christopher D. Bader is professor of sociology at Chapman University and specializes in the sociology of religion, criminology and deviant behavior. He has published over 30 articles in journals in the fields of sociology, deviance, criminology, the sociology of religion and education. He was a principal investigator of the first two waves of the Baylor Religion Survey and currently serves as associate director at the Association of Religion Data Archives (www.TheArda.com).

He is author of America's Four Gods with co-author Paul Froese and Paranormal America with F. Carson Mencken and Joseph O. Baker.