Stephen Cranney

Stephen Cranney

Stephen Cranney is a nonresident fellow at Baylor University’s Institute for the Studies of Religion and teaches at The Catholic University of America.

Even if living in leisure, checked-out men are missing life’s greatest joys
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Stephen Cranney
Utah is more diverse than you think
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Stephen Cranney
Confidence in religion is declining — along with confidence in everything else
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Stephen Cranney
When compared with national faith trends, Latter-day Saint youth keep surprising us
By 
Stephen Cranney and Jacob Z. Hess
Analysis: Women aren’t leaving religion in droves. But their participation is in decline
By 
Meagan Kohler and Stephen Cranney
How immigration is changing religion in America
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Stephen Cranney
What does the data say about Latter-day Saints, church activity and happiness?
By 
Samuel T. Wilkinson and Stephen Cranney
Seeking a more comprehensive understanding of sexual violence in Utah
By 
Jacob Z. Hess, Stephen Cranney and Shima Baradaran Baughman
The U.S. birthrate has dropped to its lowest level ever: Why should we care?
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Stephen Cranney
What Freud got wrong about religion and mental health
By 
Samuel T. Wilkinson and Stephen Cranney
Perspective: More LGBT-identifying people are religious than you might expect
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Stephen Cranney
To understand Latter-day Saint views on immigration, look at all the data
By 
Stephen Cranney and Jacob Z. Hess
Dating-to-marry within the faith in the 21st century
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Stephen Cranney
Gambling is expanding in America and making poor people poorer, according to new data
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Stephen Cranney
Where are Utah’s ‘blue zones’ — places people are living the longest?
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Stephen Cranney
Liberal-leaning churches are shrinking compared with many conservative churches
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Stephen Cranney
Average Americans spend 63 times more time on television than personal religious practice
By 
Stephen Cranney and Jacob Z. Hess
Does faith drive suicide in Utah? What the data says
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Stephen Cranney
The religious are happier. The question is why
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Stephen Cranney
Do Latter-day Saints really attend church more often? Smartphone data may hold answers
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Stephen Cranney