Research on the Religious Freedom Trails app begain in 2023 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding was provided Philadelphia Funders Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial in 2025 to develop the app. The project is directed by David M. Krueger, Ph.D. scholar of American religious history and executive director of the Dialogue Institute. Technical aspects of the project are directed by Sayge Martin.

Scholar Advisors

Dr. Zain Abdullah (Temple University)

Dr. Lance Sussman (Rabbi Emeritus, Keneseth Israel)

Dr. Kirsten Fisher (University of Minnesota)

Rev. Dr. John Norwood (Ujima Village Christian Church)

Dr. Katie Oxx (St. Joseph’s University)

Dr. Elizabeth Hayes-Alvarez (Dartmouth University)

Dr. John Fea (Messiah University) 

Dr. Terry Rey (Temple University)

Dr. Anthea Butler (University of Pennsylvania) 

Rev. Dr. Mark Tyler (Mother Bethel AME Church)

Writers and Researchers

Kime Lawson, M.A. (Thomas Jefferson University)

Max Dugan, Ph.D. (Trinity University)

Gabriel Raeburn, Ph.D. (Sarah Lawrence College)

John Bright, M.A. (Philadelphia Tour Guide)

Andi Laudisio, Ph.D. (Dialogue Institute)

Interns

Natalie Murphy (Villanova University)

Pearle Raine (Bryn Mawr College)

Gaby Almonte (Duke University)

Jane Brenninkmeyer (Villanova University)

Sean Rachmat (Temple University)