Author: rcragun
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The Beliefs of Nonbelievers: Exclusive Empiricism and Mortal Finitude Among Atheists and Agnostics
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- on May 17, 2024
Citation:Blankholm, Joseph, Ryan Cragun, Abraham Hawley Suárez, and Shakir Stephen. 2024. “The Beliefs of Nonbelievers: Exclusive Empiricism and Mortal Finitude Among Atheists and Agnostics.” Sociology of Religion srae003. doi: 10.1093/socrel/srae003. You can download this article here.
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“I Know That Goes Against My Religion”: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion and Religious Reflexivity
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- on May 11, 2024
Citation:Gull, Bethany, and Ryan T. Cragun. (forthcoming). “‘I Know That Goes Against My Religion’: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion and Religious Reflexivity.” Review of Religious Research. This article can be downloaded here.
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From Religious to Nonreligious/Areligious
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- on May 08, 2024
Citation:Gull, Bethany, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2024. “From Religious to Nonreligious/Areligious.” Pp. 522–36 in The Routledge International Handbook of Changes in Human Perceptions and Behaviors, edited by K. Taku and T. K. Shackelford. New York: Routledge. This chapter can be downloaded here.
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Mormons Are No Longer a Majority in Utah: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Sociology of Religion
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- on Dec 26, 2023
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!)
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- on Nov 09, 2023
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?
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- on Sep 28, 2021
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
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- on Jun 03, 2023
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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