Name: Unearthing Lifestances w/Ryan Cragun
Start: 2026-03-01T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-01T16:00:00-05:00
Location: University Club of Winter Park

$Unearthing Lifestances w\/Ryan Cragun$

It is always a treat when Ryan comes to town. He's a fantastic speaker and the work he does in sociology aligns with CFFC participant interests and values.
In this interactive presentation, Ryan will introduce the concept "lifestance." He'll discuss why his team proposed this concept in their 2025 book, Unearthing Lifestance, and how they think this helps move forward scholarship on that which is "other to religion" (e.g., nonreligion, secularity, etc.).
Dr. Ryan T. Cragun is a husband, father, and empirical sociologist (in order of importance). His scholarship focuses on nonreligion, lifestances, and Mormonism. His research has been published in a variety of academic journals, such as: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, and Social Science and Medicine. He's the author or editor of numerous books, including, Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization and Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society.
When he's not working, he's spending time with his wife and son, hiking, or tinkering with computers. Originally from Utah, he now lives in Florida and works at The University of Tampa.
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