“Apostates,” “Anti-Mormons,” and Other Problems in Seth Payne’s “Ex-Mormon Narratives and Pastoral Apologetics”

  Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. 2014. “‘Apostates,’ ‘Anti-Mormons,’ and Other Problems in Seth Payne’s ‘Ex-Mormon Narratives and Pastoral Apologetics.’” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 47(2):v–xxii.   The article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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The Last Bastion of Sexual and Gender Prejudice? Sexualities, Race, Gender, Religiosity, and Spirituality in the Examination of Prejudice Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and J. E. Sumerau. 2015. “The Last Bastion of Sexual and Gender Prejudice? Sexualities, Race, Gender, Religiosity, and Spirituality in the Examination of Prejudice Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities.” Journal of Sex Research 52(7):821–34. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2014.925534. The article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Chapel Use on College and University Campuses

Reference: Cragun, Ryan T., Patrick Henry, Marcus Mann, and Stephanie Russell Krebs. 2014. “Chapel Use on College and University Campuses.” Journal of College and Character 15(2):103–18. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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The Oprah-Nyad Affair: How Do Atheists Experience Wonder and Awe?

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2014. “The Oprah-Nyad Affair: How Do Atheists Experience Wonder and Awe?” The Humanist. Download here or here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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On the ‘Evils’ of Santa Claus

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2013. “On the ‘Evils’ of Santa Claus.” Free Inquiry. Download here or here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Measuring Spiritual Fitness: Atheist Military Personnel, Veterans, and Civilians

Citation: Hammer, Joseph H., Ryan T. Cragun, and Karen Hwang. 2013. “Measuring Spiritual Fitness: Atheist Military Personnel, Veterans, and Civilians.” Military Psychology 25(5):438–51. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/mil0000010. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Presentation to Gulf Coast Humanists on What You Don’t Know About Religion (but Should)

I recently gave a presentation on my new book to the Gulf Coast Humanists in Venice, FL.  One of the members recorded the audio from the presentation and sent it to me. Presentation to Gulf Coast Humanists (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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The Influence of Fundamentalist Beliefs on Evolution Knowledge Retention

Cragun, Ryan T., Deborah L. Cragun, and Jason Creighton. 2012. “The Influence of Fundamentalist Beliefs on Evolution Knowledge Retention.” Pp. 199–226 in Religion and Knowledge, edited by Matthew Guest and Elisabeth Arweck. London, UK: Ashgate. This chapter can be downloaded here.  Pre-release version (slightly easier to read) is available here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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