Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society
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 […]
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An Examination of Attitudes Toward Bisexual People at the Intersections of Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Citation:Feinstein, Brian A., Isabel Benjamin, Kate D. Dorrell, Sydni E. Foley, Helena S. Blumenau, Ryan T. Cragun, and Eric Julian D. Manalastas. 2022. “An Examination of Attitudes Toward Bisexual People at the Intersections of Gender and Race/Ethnicity.” Journal of Bisexuality 22(4):463–84. doi: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Does Interfaith Programming on College Campuses Influence Attitudes Toward Religious Minorities?: A Case Study
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.)
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Religiosity and Happiness: Much Ado About Nothing
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)
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Mapping Religion’s Other: A Review of the Study of Nonreligion and Secularity
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: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Religion, Sociology Of
Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. 2018. “Religion, Sociology Of.” Pp. 250–53 in Core Concepts in Sociology, edited by J. M. Ryan. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. This chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Incorporating Transgender Experience Toward a More Inclusive Gender Lens in the Sociology of Religion
Citation:Sumerau, J. E., Lain A. B. Mathers, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2018. “Incorporating Transgender Experience Toward a More Inclusive Gender Lens in the Sociology of Religion.” Sociology of Religion 79(4):425–48. doi: . You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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An Interactionist Approach to the Social Construction of Deities
Citation:Sumerau, J. E., Xan Nowakowski, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2016. “An Interactionist Approach to the Social Construction of Deities.” Symbolic Interaction 39(4):577–94. doi: . You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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