atheism – Ryan T. Cragun

Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society

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on Apr 23, 2023

Demonstrates definitively that the secularization thesis is correct, and religion is losing its grip on societies worldwide In the decades since its introduction, secularization theory has been subjected to doubt and criticism from a number of leading scholars, who have variously claimed that it is wrong, flawed, or incomplete. In Beyond Doubt, Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil […]

Does Interfaith Programming on College Campuses Influence Attitudes Toward Religious Minorities?: A Case Study

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on Apr 29, 2022

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2022. “Does Interfaith Programming on College Campuses Influence Attitudes Toward Religious Minorities?: A Case Study.” Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion 32:238–61. This article can be downloaded here. (Image created by Easy Diffusion v2.5.48.)

Religiosity and Happiness: Much Ado About Nothing

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on Apr 26, 2022

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and David Speed. 2022. “Religious and Non-Religious Perspectives on Happiness and Wellbeing.” Pp. 167–91 in Religious and Secular Perspectives on Happiness and Wellbeing, Routledge Studies in Religion, edited by S. Sugirtharajah. London: Routledge. This book chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using Easy Diffusion v2.5.48)

chart showing growing interest in nonreligious in academic journals

Secularity and Nonreligion

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on Jun 22, 2021

Citation: Smith, Jesse M., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2021. “Secularity and Nonreligion.” in Bloomsbury Religion in North America, edited by J. M. Smith and R. T. Cragun. London: Bloomsbury Academic. This chapter can be downloaded here.

We Do Not Think It Means What They Think It Means: A Response to Thunström et al

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on Feb 15, 2021

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and David Speed. (forthcoming.) “We Do Not Think It Means What They Think It Means: A Response to Thunström et al.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. doi: . This response can be downloaded here.

Non-Religion and Atheism

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on Feb 25, 2020

Citation:Schaffner, Caleb, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2020. “Non-Religion and Atheism.” Pp. 242–52 in Handbook of Leaving Religion, edited by D. Enstedt, G. Larsson, and T. T. Mantsinen. Leiden: Brill. This chapter can be downloaded here.

Questions You Should Never Ask an Atheist: Towards Better Measures of Nonreligion and Secularity

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on Jul 29, 2019

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. 2019. “Questions You Should Never Ask an Atheist: Towards Better Measures of Nonreligion and Secularity.” Secularism and Nonreligion 8(0):6. This article can be downloaded here.

Mapping Religion’s Other: A Review of the Study of Nonreligion and Secularity

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on Apr 06, 2019

Citation:Smith, Jesse M., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2019. “Mapping Religion’s Other: A Review of the Study of Nonreligion and Secularity.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 58(2):319–35. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12597. This article can be downloaded here.