In this article, we review the research literature on nonreligion, secularity, the nones, and
other forms of “religion's other.” As a relatively new area of sustained and still growing …

Religion and spirituality play a significant role as coping resources under stressful
circumstances. Nursing professionals confront with a variety of stressors repeatedly and are …

In recent years, the extent to which contemporary societies are secular has come under
scrutiny. At the same time, many countries, especially in Europe, have increasingly large …

Twenty percent of American adults claimed no religious preference in 2012, compared to 7
percent twenty-five years earlier. Previous research identified a political backlash against …

We use data from a nationally representative survey to analyze anti-atheist sentiment in the
United States in 2014, replicating analyses from a decade earlier and extending them to …

Perceived addiction to Internet pornography is increasingly a focus of empirical attention.
The present study examined the role that religious belief and moral disapproval of …

Honorable Mention, American Sociological Association Section on Religion Distinguished
Book Award A rapidly growing number of Americans are embracing life outside the bounds …

The rise in the numbers of religious “nones” is an almost universal phenomenon across the
Western world. The purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which religious nones …

American society is rapidly secularizing–a radical departure from its historically high level of
religiosity–and politics is a big part of the reason. Just as, forty years ago, the Religious …

In four large, nationally representative surveys (N= 11.2 million), American adolescents and
emerging adults in the 2010s (Millennials) were significantly less religious than previous …