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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism

This handbook explores contemporary Mormonism within a global context. The authors provide a nuanced picture of a historically American religion in the throes of the same kinds of global change that virtually every conservative faith tradition faces today. They explain where and how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has penetrated national and […]

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Alternative Christianities: Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses

Citation:Lawson, Ronald, Kenneth Xydias, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2020. “Alternative Christianities: Mormons, Seventh-Day Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Pp. 411–33 in The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity, edited by D. T. Orique, S. Fitzpatrick-Behrens, and V. Garrard. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. This chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Words of Wisdom: New Generations and New Challenges

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2020. “Words of Wisdom: New Generations and New Challenges.” Mormon Studies Review 7:73–86. doi: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Religious Traditions in Politics: Latter-day Saints

Citation: Phillips, Rick, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2020. “Religious Traditions in Politics: Latter-Day Saints.” in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, edited by P. A. Djupe and M. J. Rozell. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. This book chapter is available here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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‘This Incredible Monster Was Always in the Way’: The Moral Career of a Sexual Sinner in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

 Citation:Sumerau, Jason, Ryan Cragun, and Harry Barbee. 2018. “‘This Incredible Monster Was Always in the Way’: The Moral Career of a Sexual Sinner in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.” The Qualitative Report 23(3):662–76. doi: https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3264. You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Complicating Marginalisation: The Case of Mormon and Nonreligious College Students in a Predominantly Mormon Context

 Citation: Abunuwara, Kim, Ryan T. Cragun, and J. E. Sumerau. 2018. “Complicating Marginalisation: The Case of Mormon and Nonreligious College Students in a Predominantly Mormon Context.” Journal of Beliefs & Values 39(3):317–29. doi: . You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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‘Men Never Cry’: Teaching Mormon Manhood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Citation:Sumerau, J. E., Ryan T. Cragun, and Trina Smith. 2017. “‘Men Never Cry’: Teaching Mormon Manhood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.” Sociological Focus 50(3):213–27. doi: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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“A Mormon Just Believes”: And So Do Lots of Other People

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2016. “‘A Mormon Just Believes’: And So Do Lots of Other People.” Pp. 29–40 in Singing and Dancing to The Book of Mormon: Critical Essays on the Broadway Musical, edited by M. E. Shaw and H. Welker. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. This book chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using […]

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