Jacqui Frost
@jacquifrost.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @PurdueSociology. Researching how nonreligious people live, what science means to people, and why religious change happens.
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We're excited to announce the publication of Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (co-edited by Lori Beaman, Ryan Cragun, and Douglas Ezzy), the first in our open-access book series with De Gruyter.
Read here for free: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Read here for free: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We're excited to announce the publication of Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (co-edited by Lori Beaman, Ryan Cragun, and Douglas Ezzy), the first in our open-access book series with De Gruyter.
Read here for free: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Read here for free: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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We met up with @sssreligion.bsky.social recently in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ask "What Are You Working On?" Meet emerging scholars and familiar faces working on all things religious scholarship!
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We met up with @sssreligion.bsky.social recently in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ask "What Are You Working On?" Meet emerging scholars and familiar faces working on all things religious scholarship!
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The 16th annual American Values Survey from @prri.org is live! I break down some of the findings here and encourage you to check out the full report.
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
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How do religious Americans view the current state of the US?
Highlighting some findings from the 16th annual American Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The 16th annual American Values Survey from @prri.org is live! I break down some of the findings here and encourage you to check out the full report.
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
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UVA's Sociology department is looking to hire a tenured sociologist of religion at the Associate or Full level. Here is the advertisement. @sssreligion.bsky.social @asareligion.bsky.social
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
UVA's Sociology department is looking to hire a tenured sociologist of religion at the Associate or Full level. Here is the advertisement. @sssreligion.bsky.social @asareligion.bsky.social
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
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Science and religion folks: Check out this job posting at one of the most storied religious studies departments in the country--and share with our junior colleagues!
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Assistant Professor
The Department of Religious Studies is recruiting for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Religion and Science. Candidates should have broad training in their field of expertise, a commitment to int...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Science and religion folks: Check out this job posting at one of the most storied religious studies departments in the country--and share with our junior colleagues!
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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ATTENTION PLEASE. Open access in current issue of @jssreligion.bsky.social
"...[J]ust like the people we study, how scholars make meaning of religious worlds is dependent on what we learn to bring into focus and what we are taught to ignore. As such, we must learn to pay attention to attention."
"...[J]ust like the people we study, how scholars make meaning of religious worlds is dependent on what we learn to bring into focus and what we are taught to ignore. As such, we must learn to pay attention to attention."
Becoming Religious as an Education of Attention
A vast literature in the social scientific study of religion demonstrates that religious people are made not born. More specifically, researchers have shown that becoming religious is something that ...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ATTENTION PLEASE. Open access in current issue of @jssreligion.bsky.social
"...[J]ust like the people we study, how scholars make meaning of religious worlds is dependent on what we learn to bring into focus and what we are taught to ignore. As such, we must learn to pay attention to attention."
"...[J]ust like the people we study, how scholars make meaning of religious worlds is dependent on what we learn to bring into focus and what we are taught to ignore. As such, we must learn to pay attention to attention."
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🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars.
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars.
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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Looking for an easy way to follow other members of ASA Religion? Look no further than this Starter Pack!
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September 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Looking for an easy way to follow other members of ASA Religion? Look no further than this Starter Pack!
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The 2025 Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network Conference will take place on Sept. 8-10 in Bratislava, Slovakia and virtually. It will feature presentations from leading researchers on nonreligion, including many NCF team members. For more details, see here:
thensrn.org/2025-nonreli...
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2025 Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network Conference
Nonreligion and Secularity at Cultural Crossroads 8-10 September 2025 Venue: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ilkovicova 6, Bratislava, Conference Book of Abstracts c…
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September 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The 2025 Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network Conference will take place on Sept. 8-10 in Bratislava, Slovakia and virtually. It will feature presentations from leading researchers on nonreligion, including many NCF team members. For more details, see here:
thensrn.org/2025-nonreli...
thensrn.org/2025-nonreli...
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Some thoughts on criminology + writing crime fiction, featured today on my publisher's blog
tulepublishing.com/2025/08/tule...
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Tule Author Q&A: Christopher Seto talks creativity within constraints, his background in criminology, and shares insights on his upcoming Tule debut! - Tule Publishing Group
You’ve got a Ph.D. in criminology and teach at Purdue—what led you from the world of true crime to writing fiction? I read a lot of murder mysteries during my Ph.D. program. Especially classic whodunn...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Some thoughts on criminology + writing crime fiction, featured today on my publisher's blog
tulepublishing.com/2025/08/tule...
tulepublishing.com/2025/08/tule...
Had a great time presenting on the Nonreligions Across the Globe panel at #ISAForum25. I learned a lot about nonreligion in Pakistan and Japan!
Fourth day of presentations at sessions by RC22 Sociology of religion. Thanks all for insightful and friendly Q&As. #ISAForum25 @isa-sociology.org
July 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Had a great time presenting on the Nonreligions Across the Globe panel at #ISAForum25. I learned a lot about nonreligion in Pakistan and Japan!
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Read the newest article from NCF team members Dana Gaudette, Ryan T. Cragun, and Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, "A Disparity in Soul and Afterlife Beliefs: Exploring Cultural Perspectives and Predictors in Nordic Countries," Nordic Journal of Religion and Society
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July 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Read the newest article from NCF team members Dana Gaudette, Ryan T. Cragun, and Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, "A Disparity in Soul and Afterlife Beliefs: Exploring Cultural Perspectives and Predictors in Nordic Countries," Nordic Journal of Religion and Society
www.scup.com/eprint/6JU5E...
www.scup.com/eprint/6JU5E...
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How common is religious switching around the world? A new Pew Research Center post provides insights based on surveys conducted in 117 countries and territories.
Some key findings:
- Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have switched religions since childhood.
More here: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
Some key findings:
- Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have switched religions since childhood.
More here: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
June 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How common is religious switching around the world? A new Pew Research Center post provides insights based on surveys conducted in 117 countries and territories.
Some key findings:
- Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have switched religions since childhood.
More here: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
Some key findings:
- Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have switched religions since childhood.
More here: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
I'm really excited about this paper! And it's open access! Check it out if you are interested in how variation in nonreligious experience predicts variation in health outcomes.
Just published with @jacquifrost.bsky.social and Mahala Miller
Check this out if you're interested in religion and well-being too.
Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: Expanding Understandings of Nonreligious Wellbeing - Frost/Edgell/Miller, Sociology of Health & Illness onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: Expanding Understandings of Nonreligious Wellbeing - Frost/Edgell/Miller, Sociology of Health & Illness onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I'm really excited about this paper! And it's open access! Check it out if you are interested in how variation in nonreligious experience predicts variation in health outcomes.
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The only liquid modernity I accept
June 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The only liquid modernity I accept
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🌟New Article🌟
“Altruistic Atheists” by Phil Zuckerman & Sophie Myers
What motivates altruistic behavior among people who don't believe in God, were raised in nonreligious families, and live in largely secular societies?
🔗 Read the answer here: doi.org/10.5334/snr....
#Altruism #Nonreligion
“Altruistic Atheists” by Phil Zuckerman & Sophie Myers
What motivates altruistic behavior among people who don't believe in God, were raised in nonreligious families, and live in largely secular societies?
🔗 Read the answer here: doi.org/10.5334/snr....
#Altruism #Nonreligion
June 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🌟New Article🌟
“Altruistic Atheists” by Phil Zuckerman & Sophie Myers
What motivates altruistic behavior among people who don't believe in God, were raised in nonreligious families, and live in largely secular societies?
🔗 Read the answer here: doi.org/10.5334/snr....
#Altruism #Nonreligion
“Altruistic Atheists” by Phil Zuckerman & Sophie Myers
What motivates altruistic behavior among people who don't believe in God, were raised in nonreligious families, and live in largely secular societies?
🔗 Read the answer here: doi.org/10.5334/snr....
#Altruism #Nonreligion
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Heads-up, early career scholars in religious studies and secularism studies!
The IRCPL at Columbia is accepting submissions for the Claremont Prize, awarded to unpublished book manuscripts on the study of religion. The prize includes publication with CUP.
www.ircpl.columbia.edu/claremont-pr...
The IRCPL at Columbia is accepting submissions for the Claremont Prize, awarded to unpublished book manuscripts on the study of religion. The prize includes publication with CUP.
www.ircpl.columbia.edu/claremont-pr...
Opportunities — Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life
The Claremont Prize for the Study of Religion
www.ircpl.columbia.edu
June 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Heads-up, early career scholars in religious studies and secularism studies!
The IRCPL at Columbia is accepting submissions for the Claremont Prize, awarded to unpublished book manuscripts on the study of religion. The prize includes publication with CUP.
www.ircpl.columbia.edu/claremont-pr...
The IRCPL at Columbia is accepting submissions for the Claremont Prize, awarded to unpublished book manuscripts on the study of religion. The prize includes publication with CUP.
www.ircpl.columbia.edu/claremont-pr...
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NEW: For years, my team has been working on a report about major changes in the global religious landscape between 2010 and 2020.
Here's the full thing: www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
I'll post key findings below.
Here's the full thing: www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
I'll post key findings below.
How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed, according ...
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June 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
NEW: For years, my team has been working on a report about major changes in the global religious landscape between 2010 and 2020.
Here's the full thing: www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
I'll post key findings below.
Here's the full thing: www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
I'll post key findings below.
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📣Bryn Mawr College invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellow for a scholar with expertise in contemporary American religion. The Fellow will partner with President Wendy Cadge and research collaborators nationally. Start date July, 2025. sssreligion.org/announcement...
May 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📣Bryn Mawr College invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellow for a scholar with expertise in contemporary American religion. The Fellow will partner with President Wendy Cadge and research collaborators nationally. Start date July, 2025. sssreligion.org/announcement...
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Register now for @thensrn.bsky.social's annual virtual lecture, Growing Up Godless: Childhood and the Formation of Non-Religion, featuring @annastrhan.bsky.social and Rachael Shillitoe
May 22, 12:30pm ET
Register here: ut-ee.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 22, 12:30pm ET
Register here: ut-ee.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Register now for @thensrn.bsky.social's annual virtual lecture, Growing Up Godless: Childhood and the Formation of Non-Religion, featuring @annastrhan.bsky.social and Rachael Shillitoe
May 22, 12:30pm ET
Register here: ut-ee.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 22, 12:30pm ET
Register here: ut-ee.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Check out this podcast episode titled "Losing Our #Religion? It's Not That Simple" with our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme:
In English: share.transistor.fm/s/b3bb6fe2
In French: share.transistor.fm/s/48a60d76
In English: share.transistor.fm/s/b3bb6fe2
In French: share.transistor.fm/s/48a60d76
Losing Our Religion? It's Not That Simple | Eh Sayers | Episode 25
Is that Canada in the corner? In the spotlight? Are we losing our religion? The census found that 12.6 million people reported no religious affiliation in 2021, more than 1/3 of Canada's population. ...
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May 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Check out this podcast episode titled "Losing Our #Religion? It's Not That Simple" with our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme:
In English: share.transistor.fm/s/b3bb6fe2
In French: share.transistor.fm/s/48a60d76
In English: share.transistor.fm/s/b3bb6fe2
In French: share.transistor.fm/s/48a60d76
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Really looking forward to giving the NSRN Annual Lecture next month together with Rachael Shillitoe. We’ll be speaking about our research on how and why children are growing up non-religious, and how that plays out in everyday life #atheism #humanism
May 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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New study with great collaborators that follows young people from adolescence into adulthood and shows why they are leaving *organized* religion: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Press release summarizing the study: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Press release summarizing the study: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New study with great collaborators that follows young people from adolescence into adulthood and shows why they are leaving *organized* religion: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Press release summarizing the study: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Press release summarizing the study: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Thanks Jaime! This is a great summary of our findings. I think our findings also raise some important questions about what we mean by "meaningful" and the different ways survey respondents think about questions related to meaning in life. It was a fun project!
Finally read @jacquifrost.bsky.social @pennye.bsky.social & Mahala Miller's "What makes life meaningful" for Americans. More Americans thought relationships, a healthy lifestyle & financial stability was more important to living a meaningful life than religion 1/3 academic.oup.com/socrel/artic...
What Makes Life Meaningful? Combinations of Meaningful Commitments Among Nonreligious and Religious Americans
Abstract. Having a sense that one’s life is meaningful is related to, but distinct from, happiness, satisfaction, or living a moral life. Scholars across d
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April 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thanks Jaime! This is a great summary of our findings. I think our findings also raise some important questions about what we mean by "meaningful" and the different ways survey respondents think about questions related to meaning in life. It was a fun project!
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One of the most important findings in the Pew Landscape Study is also echoed in data from the General Social Survey.
The "nones" identity is way stickier now.
In the 1970s, only 36% of folks raised without religion were still nones as adults.
Now, it's 66%.
The "nones" identity is way stickier now.
In the 1970s, only 36% of folks raised without religion were still nones as adults.
Now, it's 66%.
March 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of the most important findings in the Pew Landscape Study is also echoed in data from the General Social Survey.
The "nones" identity is way stickier now.
In the 1970s, only 36% of folks raised without religion were still nones as adults.
Now, it's 66%.
The "nones" identity is way stickier now.
In the 1970s, only 36% of folks raised without religion were still nones as adults.
Now, it's 66%.