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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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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