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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Comparing the Geographic Distributions and Growth of Mormons, Adventists, and Witnesses

Citation:  Lawson, Ronald, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2012. “Comparing the Geographic Distributions and Growth of Mormons, Adventists, and Witnesses.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 51(2):220–40. doi: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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The Price of Free Inquiry in Mormonism

Citation: Nielsen, Michael, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2011. “The Price of Free Inquiry in Mormonism.” Free Inquiry, 32–35. 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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Using SPSS and PASW

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., et al. 2011. Using SPSS and PASW. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Using_SPSS_and_PASW You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Introduction to Sociology

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., et al. 2014. Introduction to Sociology. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Could I vote for a Mormon? An Election Year Guide to Mitt Romney’s Religion

Does Mitt Romney belong to a cult? Is he a Christian? Is he a polygamist? Does Mitt wear funny underwear? What do Mormons do inside their temples? Why doesn’t Mitt drink coffee or tea? Why doesn’t Mitt wear a cross? Why are there so many Mormon missionaries? Will Mitt take orders from the Mormon prophet […]

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In Favor of Relevance: When Religion Studies Matter

Originally posted here. Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. 2012. “In Favor of Relevance: When Religion Studies Matter.” ASA Footnotes, April, 10. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)

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