Ryan T. Cragun – Professor of Sociology

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on Feb 01, 2014

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The Demography of Exiting, Retention, and Conversion among Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah

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on Mar 21, 2026

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Bethany Gull, Michael Nielsen, Rick Phillips, and Jesse M. Smith. 2026. “The Demography of Exiting, Retention, and Conversion among Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah.” Secular Studies 8(1):1–32. doi:https://doi.org/10.1163/25892525-bja10091.This article is available here.

Religiosity Is Declining BUT Giving Is Increasing: Can the Nonreligious Really Be Less Generous?

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on Feb 17, 2026

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Alexandra Rodriguez, Jesse Smith, and David Speed. 2026. “Religiosity Is Declining BUT Giving Is Increasing: Can the Nonreligious Really Be Less Generous?” Secularism and Nonreligion 15(1). doi:10.5334/snr.164. This article can be downloaded here or here.

Nones and Dones: Religious Exiting in Sociological Perspective

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on Jan 31, 2026

Citation:Gull, Bethany, Jesse M. Smith, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2025. “Nones and Dones: Religious Exiting in Sociological Perspective.” Pp. 35–62 in Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices with Nonreligious Clients, edited by D. Abbott. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. This book chapter can be viewed here. The book can be purchased here.

The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated

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on Jan 31, 2026

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and Dena Abbott. 2025. “The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated.” Pp. 19–33 in Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices with Nonreligious Clients, edited by D. Abbott. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.This chapter can be viewed here. The book can be purchased here.

Appropriating the “Soul”: Evolving Understandings in Canada and the United States

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on Nov 30, 2025

Citation:Gaudette, Dana, Ryan T. Cragun, and Lori G. Beaman. (Online before print). “Appropriating the ‘Soul’: Evolving Understandings in Canada and the United States.” Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue Canadienne de Sociologie. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cars.70023.This article can be accessed here and here.

Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion

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on Oct 29, 2025

A growing number of people across the western world are identifying as nonreligious. This book examines this shift through the lens of community gardens. We do not ask people what they believe in ways that are abstracted from their everyday lives. Rather, by focusing on gardening we enter the world of action—what people do, the […]

Measuring Nonreligion as Absence: Testing Various Approaches

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on Sep 19, 2025

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Hugo H. Rabbia, Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, and Peter Beyer. 2025. “Measuring Nonreligion as Absence: Testing Various Approaches.” Secularism and Nonreligion 14:1–12. doi:10.5334/snr.212. This article can be downloaded here or here.