North America

Cragun, Ryan T., Joseph H. Hammer, and Jesse M. Smith. 2013. “North America.” Pp. 601–21 in The Oxford Handbook of Atheism, edited by Stephen Bullivant and Michael Ruse. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. This chapter can be downloaded 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: . 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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What You Don’t Know about Religion (but should)

What is a religion? Why are people religious? Are religious people more educated than nonreligious people? Are religious people more moral, more humble, or happier? Are religious people more or less prejudiced than nonreligious people? Is religion good for your health? Are people becoming more or less religious? What You Don’t Know About Religion (but […]

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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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Whom Do People Dislike More: Atheists or Cultists?

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T., Patrick Henry, Casey P. Homan, and Joseph H. Hammer. 2012. “Whom Do People Dislike More: Atheists or Cultists?” Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 8:1–19. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Forms, Frequency, and Correlates of Perceived Anti-Atheist Discrimination

Citation:  Hammer, Joseph H., Ryan T. Cragun, Karen Hwang, and Jesse Smith. 2012. “Forms, Frequency, and Correlates of Perceived Anti-Atheist Discrimination.” Secularism and Nonreligion 1:43–67. doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/snr.ad. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T., Stephanie Yeager, and Desmond Vega. 2012. “Research Report: How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States.” Free Inquiry, 39–46. You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.) This article has inspired several infographics: Not sure who created these.  If you know who did, please let […]

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