Robert P. Jones

Robert P. Jones is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and a New York Times bestselling author. His latest book is Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy. Jones writes regularly on politics, culture, and religion for The Atlantic, TIME, Religion News Service, and other outlets. He is frequently featured in major national media, such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The New York Times, and others. He is also the author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long, which won a 2021 American Book Award; and The End of White Christian America, which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Jones writes weekly at Redeeming Democracy, a newsletter focused on religion, racial justice, and democracy. He was endorsed as an Exceptional Global Talent by the British Academy in 2025 and elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2026. He holds a Ph.D. in religion from Emory University and an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.