Articles – Ryan T. Cragun

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.

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.

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.

Cross-cultural adaptation and search for evidence of validity of the brazilian version of the nonreligious-nonspiritual scale (NRNSS)

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on Jun 13, 2025

Citation:Gadelha-Weyne, André, Ícaro Moreira Costa, Daniel Foschetti Gontijo, Tauily Claussen D´Escragnolle Taunay, and Ryan Cragun. 2025. “Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Search for Evidence of Validity of the Brazilian Version of the Nonreligious-Nonspiritual Scale (NRNSS).” Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica 38(1):18. doi:10.1186/s41155-025-00350-5. This paper is available here or here.

Hail Satan (or Not): An Exploratory Examination of the Seven Tenets of The Satanic Temple

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on Apr 15, 2025

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2025. “Hail Satan (or Not): An Exploratory Examination of the Seven Tenets of The Satanic Temple.” Journal of Contemporary Religion 40(1):147–63. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2025.2470022. This article can be downloaded here or here.

Uskonnontutkija puutarhassa: Espanjansiruetana, elämänasennot ja uusintava ulossulkemisen etiikka

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on Mar 23, 2025

Citation:Salonen, Anna Sofia, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2025. “Uskonnontutkija puutarhassa: Espanjansiruetana, elämänasennot ja uusintava ulossulkemisen etiikka.” TRACE ∴ Journal for Human-Animal Studies 11:30–55. doi: 10.23984/fjhas.145655.Translation of the title: “The Scholar of Religion in the Garden: The Spanish Slug, Lifestances, and the Reproductive Ethics of Exclusion” You can download this article here or here.

The Push Away From Religion and the Pull Towards Secularity

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on Jan 29, 2025

Citation:Smith, Jesse M., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2024. “The Push Away From Religion and the Pull Towards Secularity.” Australian Journal of Law and Religion 5:92–96. doi: https://doi.org/10.55803/O965S. This article can be downloaded here or here.