Samuel L. Perry

Samuel L. Perry is an American sociologist known for his research on American Christianity, politics, and sexual behavior. He is currently the Sam K. Viersen Presidential Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. The topics of Perry’s books and articles have included American evangelicals and their social engagement, Christian nationalism, moral incongruence and religious responses to pornography use, religion and interracial marriage, Christian adoption and foster care, and English Bible translations.

Perry’s work has been recognized with awards from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and Christianity Today. In 2023, the scholarly analytics firm ScholarGPS rated Perry as the number-one ranked sociologist in the world according to their metrics of scholarly productivity and impact. Perry is also one of the featured experts interviewed in the film ''Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy.'' Provided by Wikipedia