This page describes the original long-form Christian Thought Survey project. The front page now carries the 2026 weekly survey project closure notice, but the earlier project remains important background for interpreting the archive.
The 2022-2024 CTS surveys asked Christian leaders and committed believers to respond to large sets of doctrinal, practical, and sociological items. The project emphasized 0-100 credence responses so participants could register fine-grained levels of agreement rather than choose only from coarse multiple-choice categories.
What the original surveys emphasized
- Broad comparisons across denominations and traditions.
- Item-level reporting across roughly 200 survey statements.
- Correlations involving ministry experience, conservatism, age, and other participant attributes.
- Participant reports and public-facing summaries.
The now-closed 2026 weekly survey project kept the same concern for precise wording and credence measurement. Its remaining materials are documented separately on the Weekly Survey Reports page.