The Palgrave Handbook of Global Mormonism
This handbook explores contemporary Mormonism within a global context. The authors provide a nuanced picture of a historically American religion in the throes of the same kinds of global change that virtually every conservative faith tradition faces today. They explain where and how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has penetrated national and […]
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With a little help from my (Canadian) friends: Health differences between minimal and maximal religiosity/spirituality are partially mediated by social support
Citation:Speed, David, Caitlin Barry, and Ryan Cragun. 2020. “With a Little Help from My (Canadian) Friends: Health Differences between Minimal and Maximal Religiosity/Spirituality Are Partially Mediated by Social Support.” Social Science & Medicine 265:1–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113387. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated by DALL-E 3.)
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A Socioevolutionary Approach to Religious Change
Citation:Cragun, Ryan T., and J. E. Sumerau. 2020. “A Socioevolutionary Approach to Religious Change.” Pp. 1–28 in Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Religion, edited by T. K. Shackelford and J. R. Liddle. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. This chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Alternative Christianities: Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses
Citation:Lawson, Ronald, Kenneth Xydias, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2020. “Alternative Christianities: Mormons, Seventh-Day Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Pp. 411–33 in The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity, edited by D. T. Orique, S. Fitzpatrick-Behrens, and V. Garrard. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. This chapter can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Words of Wisdom: New Generations and New Challenges
Citation:Cragun, Ryan T. 2020. “Words of Wisdom: New Generations and New Challenges.” Mormon Studies Review 7:73–86. doi: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msr/article/doi/10.5406/mormstudrevi.7.2020.0073/276658/Words-of-Wisdom-New-Generations-and-New-Challenges. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Response to “Masturbation: Scientific Evidence and Islam’s View”
Citation:Speed, David, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2021. “Response to ‘Masturbation: Scientific Evidence and Islam’s View.’” Journal of Religion and Health 60:1668–71. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0627-x. This article can be downloaded here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Religious Traditions in Politics: Latter-day Saints
Citation: Phillips, Rick, and Ryan T. Cragun. 2020. “Religious Traditions in Politics: Latter-Day Saints.” in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, edited by P. A. Djupe and M. J. Rozell. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. This book chapter is available here. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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Non-Religion and Atheism
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. (Image generated using DALL-E 3.)
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