“Splitters!”: Lessons from Monty Python for Secular Organizations in the US

 Citation:Fazzino, Lori and Ryan T. Cragun. 2017. “‘Splitters!’: Lessons from Monty Python for Secular Organizations in the US.” Pp. 57–85 in Organized Secularism in the United States: New Directions in Research, Religion and Its Others: Studies in Religion, Nonreligion, and Secularity, edited by R. T. Cragun, C. J. Manning, and L. Fazzino. Berlin: De […]

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Agnostic, Atheistic, and Nonreligious Orientations

Citation: Hwang, Karen and Ryan T. Cragun. 2017. “Agnostic, Atheistic, and Non-Religion Orientations.” Pp. 309–33 in Better Health Through Spiritual Practices:  A Guide to Religious Behaviors and Practices that Benefit Mind and Body, edited by D. VonDras. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. You can download this book chapter here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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Organized Secularism in the United States: New Directions in Research

Description: There has been a dramatic increase in the percentage of the US population that is not religious. However, there is, to date, very little research on the social movement that is organizing to serve the needs of and advocate for the nonreligious in the US. This is a book about the rise and structure […]

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The Declining Significance of Religion: Secularization in Ireland

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2017. “The Declining Significance of Religion: Secularization in Ireland.” Pp. 17–35 in Values and Identities in Europe: Evidence from the European Social Survey, Routledge Advances in Sociology, edited by M. J. Breen. Oxon, UK: Routledge. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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No One Expects a Transgender Jew: Religious, Sexual and Gendered Intersections in the Evaluation of Religious and Nonreligious Others

Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and J. E. Sumerau. 2017. “No One Expects a Transgender Jew: Religious, Sexual and Gendered Intersections in the Evaluation of Religious and Nonreligious Others.” Secularism and Nonreligion 6(0):1–16. doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/snr.82. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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United States of America: Secularist, Humanist, Atheist, and Freethought Bus Advertisements in the United States; Functions, Responses, and Effectiveness

Citation:Homan, Casey P., Marcus Mann, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2016. “United States of America: Secularist, Humanist, Atheist, and Freethought Bus Advertisements in the United States; Functions, Responses, and Effectiveness.” Pp. 369–94 in The Atheist Bus Campaign: Global Manifestations and Responses, edited by S. Tomlins and S. Bullivant. Leiden ; Boston: Brill Academic Pub. This book chapter […]

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“Be Prepared if I Bring It Up:” Patients’ Perceptions of the Utility of Religious and Spiritual Discussion During Genetic Counseling

Citation:Thompson, Amanda Bartenbaker, Deborah Cragun, J. E. Sumerau, Ryan T. Cragun, Vanessa De Gifis, and Angela Trepanier. 2016. “‘Be Prepared If I Bring It Up:’ Patients’ Perceptions of the Utility of Religious and Spiritual Discussion During Genetic Counseling.” Journal of Genetic Counseling 25(5):945–56. doi: . This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E […]

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Perceived Marginalization, Educational Contexts, and (Non)Religious Educational Experience

Citation: Cragun, Ryan T., Victoria L. Blyde, J. E. Sumerau, Marcus Mann, and Joseph H. Hammer. 2016. “Perceived Marginalization, Educational Contexts, and (Non)Religious Educational Experience.” Journal of College and Character 17(4):241–54. doi: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2194587X.2016.1230758. You can download this article here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)

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