Religion – 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.

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.

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.

“I Know That Goes Against My Religion”: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion and Religious Reflexivity

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on May 11, 2024

Citation:Gull, Bethany, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2024. “‘I Know That Goes Against My Religion’: Explaining Intrafaith Religious Dissent in Latter-Day Saint Views on Abortion with Religious Reflexivity.” Review of Religious Research 66(4):561–86. doi: 10.1177/0034673X241248462. This article can be downloaded here.

Mormons Are No Longer a Majority in Utah: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Sociology of Religion

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on Dec 26, 2023

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Bethany Gull, and Rick Phillips. 2023. “Mormons Are No Longer a Majority in Utah: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Sociology of Religion.” Journal of Religion and Demography 10(1–2):162–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/2589742x-bja10019. You can download the manuscript here.

Not Before Jesus Comes, If Ever: Mormon Views on When Women Will Receive the Priesthood

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on Jun 03, 2023

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., Rick Phillips, and Michael Nielsen. 2023. “Not Before Jesus Comes, If Ever: Mormon Views on When Women Will Receive the Priesthood.” Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association 2(1):35–55. doi: https://doi.org/10.54587/JMSSA.0202. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)