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: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2012.01646.x. 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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Mormons in the United States 1990-2008: Socio-demographic Trends and Regional Differences
Citation: Phillips, Rick, Ryan T. Cragun, Barry A. Kosmin, and Ariela Keysar. 2011. Mormons in the United States 1990-2008: Socio-demographic Trends and Regional Differences. Hartford, CT: Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture. This report can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)
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The Struggle for Legitimacy: Tensions Between the LDS and FLDS
Citation: Cragun, Ryan T., Michael Nielsen, and Heather Clingenpeel. 2011. “The Struggle for Legitimacy: Tensions Between the LDS and FLDS.” Pp. 80–106 in Saints Under Siege: The Texas State Raid on the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, edited by Stuart A. Wright and James T. Richardson. New York, NY: New York University Press. This chapter can be […]
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Social Scientific Perspectives on the FLDS Raid and the Corresponding Media Coverage
Citation: Cragun, Ryan T. and Michael Nielsen. 2011. “Social Scientific Perspectives on the FLDS Raid and the Corresponding Media Coverage.” in Modern Polygamy in the United States: Historical, Cultural, and Legal Issues, edited by C. K. Jacobson and L. Burton. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. This chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using […]
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The Intricacies and Ethics of Parental Genetic Testing
Citation: Cragun, Deborah L., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2011. “The Intricacies and Ethics of Parental Genetic Testing.” in Modern Polygamy in the United States: Historical, Cultural, and Legal Issues, edited by Cardell K. Jacobson and Lara Burton. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. This chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)
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The Secular Transition: The Worldwide Growth of Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Seventh-day Adventists
Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and Ronald Lawson. 2010. “The Secular Transition: The Worldwide Growth of Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Seventh-Day Adventists.” Sociology of Religion 71(3):349–73. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srq022. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)
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Religious orientation, religious affiliation, and boundary maintenance: The case of polygamy
Citation:Nielsen, Michael E., and Ryan T. Cragun. 2010. “Religious Orientation, Religious Affiliation, and Boundary Maintenance: The Case of Polygamy.” Mental Health, Religion & Culture 13(7–8):761–70. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13674670902832805. This paper can be downloaded here. (Image generated using ChatGPT 4.)
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