Arthur E Farnsley II is director of the Religion and Urban Culture 2.0 Project.  He is the author of five books and his work has appeared on the cover of Christian Century and Christianity Today magazines as well as in newspapers across the US. He was the Research Director for the original Religion and Urban Culture Project (1.0) from 1996-2002. From 2007-2016 he was Executive Officer of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.