Mormons Are No Longer a Majority in Utah: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Sociology of Religion

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Bethany Gull, and Rick Phillips. 2023. “Mormons Are No Longer a Majority in Utah: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Sociology of Religion.” Journal of Religion and Demography 10(1–2):162–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/2589742x-bja10019. You can download the manuscript here.

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“Glorious Day!” (from Amazing Grace!)

Glorious day! How sweet the sound,That calmed a mind like mine!I once was lost, but now am found,Was dim, but now I shine.It was hope that sparked my heart to feel,And hope my fears dispelled;How vibrant did that moment seemThe time I first excelled!Life has promised joy to me,Its wisdom my dreams secures;It will my […]

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Using a Smart Phone to Learn Spanish: Does it help and will students use it?

Citation: DeMil, Andrew J., Alysha Assaf, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2021. “Using a Smart Phone to Learn Spanish: Does It Help and Will Students Use It?” The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-Reviewed Journal 12(1):1–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.20429/cr.2021.120102. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Not Before Jesus Comes, If Ever: Mormon Views on When Women Will Receive the Priesthood

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Rick Phillips, and Michael Nielsen. 2023. “Not Before Jesus Comes, If Ever: Mormon Views on When Women Will Receive the Priesthood.” Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association 2(1):35–55. doi: https://doi.org/10.54587/JMSSA.0202. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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“I Don’t Think It Ought To Be Blasphemy: Transing God(s) and Postlife Gender

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and Bethany Gull. 2023. “I Don’t Think It Ought to Be Blasphemy: Transing God(s) and Post-Life Gender.” Social Compass 70(2):187–206. doi: 10.1177/00377686231176355. The article can be downloaded here. (Image generated by DALL-E 3.)

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Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society

Demonstrates definitively that the secularization thesis is correct, and religion is losing its grip on societies worldwide In the decades since its introduction, secularization theory has been subjected to doubt and criticism from a number of leading scholars, who have variously claimed that it is wrong, flawed, or incomplete. In Beyond Doubt, Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil […]

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Outcast Women: Gender and Authenticity in Ex-Mormon Women’s Disaffiliation Narratives

Citation:Gull, Bethany, Jesse Smith, and Ryan Cragun. 2023. “Outcast Women: Gender and Authenticity in Ex-Mormon Women’s Disaffiliation Narratives.” Nova Religio 26(3):7–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2023.26.3.7. This article is available for download here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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