The Hallmarks of Righteous Women: Gendered Background Expectations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Citation: Sumerau, J. E., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2015. “The Hallmarks of Righteous Women: Gendered Background Expectations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.” Sociology of Religion 76(1):49–71. doi: . You can download this article 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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“Why Would Our Heavenly Father Do that to Anyone”: Oppressive Othering through Sexual Classification Schemes in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Reference: Sumerau, J. E., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2014. “‘Why Would Our Heavenly Father Do That to Anyone’: Oppressive Othering through Sexual Classification Schemes in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.” Symbolic Interaction 37(3):331–52. doi: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using Easy Diffusion v3.0.6.)

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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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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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