Just received the author copies for my book Is Faith Feminine? What Americans Really Think About Gender and Religion global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Is religiosity too WEIRDS to generalize? @landonschnabel.bsky.social's new #Socius research compares and challenges the extension of religious facts from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic, and #secular (WEIRDS) societies to #religiosity globally. Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

New article 'DIY Faith' by Landon Schnabel, Ilana M. Horwitz, Peyman Hekmatpour, and Cyrus Schleifer (2026) shows how youth are redefining spirituality and community. 🎧 Listen to co-author @landonschnabel.bsky.social talk about findings from the research. journals.sagepub.com/page/ctx/pod...

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American Sociological Association@asanews.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Are you curious about how young Americans are practicing religion? Sociology has an answer for that! Take some time for sociology today with this free article and podcast from ASA's magazine Contexts. @contexts.org https://bit.ly/4uNdoZH

Just published a study I started about a decade ago: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Much of what we "know" about religion comes from a few unusual societies. Does it hold everywhere? I tested three familiar truisms across 66 countries. None held up beyond the Christian West.

I’m grateful to have received the Sze-Hernandez Distinguished Teaching Prize: as.cornell.edu/news/faculty... And I’m especially grateful for the students, teachers, and mentors who have taught me so much about what learning can look like when it is motivated by curiosity.

Check out this article from @landonschnabel.bsky.social, Ilana Horowitz & @contexts.org on DIY Faith, especially among young & LGBTQ+ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Great w/our forthcoming article @ Am Soc Rev on the Unbundling of Religion: osf.io/preprints/so... @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social

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"This moment tests more than just the Catholic-evangelical alliance..." says @cornelluniversity.bsky.social sociologist @landonschnabel.bsky.social 🗞️ Read more @the-independent.com ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

If Trump’s AI Jesus isn’t a red line for his Christian supporters, is anything?

Trump pushes an already-fragile alliance of conservative Catholics and evangelicals to the breaking point, Alex Woodward reports

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“Many religious Americans...understand this distinction intuitively. They know that faith is most meaningful when it is freely chosen, when no institutional authority has shaped what you believe or required the appearance of agreement.” @landonschnabel.bsky.social pghrev.com/whose-god-go...

Whose God Goes to War? - Pittsburgh Review of Books

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation recently reported receiving more than a hundred complaints from U.S. service members alleging that some commanders

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Something I wrote: pghrev.com/whose-god-go...

Whose God Goes to War? - Pittsburgh Review of Books

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation recently reported receiving more than a hundred complaints from U.S. service members alleging that some commanders

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Should have tagged the author himself @landonschnabel.bsky.social I teach his paper every year. It is 1) helpful for helping students understand contemporary politics (or...any era's politics, really), and 2) a reminder that old theory isn't inherently bad theory. academic.oup.com/sf/article-a...

Opiate of the Masses? Inequality, Religion, and Political Ideology in the United States

Abstract. This study considers the assertion that religion is the opiate of the masses. Using a special module of the General Social Survey, I first demons

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How Religious Subcultures Interact with Gender to Shape Educational Trajectories: A Rejoinder to Brady, Luft, and Zuckerman Sivan - Ilana M. Horwitz, Kaylee T. Matheny, Krystal Laryea, Landon Schnabel...

We respond to Brady, Luft, and Zuckerman Sivan’s critique of how religious subcultures—particularly Jewish upbringing—shape educational attainment. Their reanal...

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Breaking: mothers wearing noise cancelling headphones linked to autism

Interesting story about the rapture predictions with some quotes from me: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The end of the world is here. Or near. Or neither.

Many evangelical Christian TikTokers have spent the past few weeks preparing for the Rapture, or a biblical end-times.

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I used to be a minister and was curious why clergy feel dissatisfied with their jobs and consider leaving ministry. I identified three key predictors: feeling uncared for by one’s congregation, poor mental health, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, religious doubts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"With marriage equality broadly accepted, gender diversity appears to be the next cultural frontier." from @landonschnabel.bsky.social #soci #lgbtdata

Many Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage — And Still Say There Are Only Two Genders

Landon Schnabel, Ph.D., (he/they) is a is a 2024-2025 PRRI Public Fellow and the Rosenthal Assistant Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. Most Americans now support same-sex marriage…

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Many Americans support same-sex marriage and still say there are only two genders. About 2 in 3 agree with both. New @prri.org Spotlight: prri.org/spotlight/ma...

Many Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage — And Still Say There Are Only Two Genders

Landon Schnabel, Ph.D., (he/they) is a is a 2024-2025 PRRI Public Fellow and the Rosenthal Assistant Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. Most Americans now support same-sex marriage…

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Notable difference in responses from the American Sociological Association and the International Sociological Association: www.isa-sociology.org/en/about-isa...

Here's an interesting story about religious change in the United States that cites my research with Ilana Horwitz, Peyman Hekmatpour (@phekmat.bsky.social), and Cyrus Schleifer: newrepublic.com/article/1945...

The Americans Who Quit the Church to Become Witches—Among Other Things

While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking practices outside old institutions.

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On Francis' papacy, @landonschnabel.bsky.social says: "His calculated reforms — allowing priests to bless same-sex couples while maintaining traditional marriage doctrine — create breathing room within doctrinal boundaries rather than dismantling them." as.cornell.edu/news/death-p...

This week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social @LandonSchnabel.bsky.social tells us how young Americans are reimagining religion and family values. thesocietypages.org/ccf/

From Herbert Gans’ sociological legacy, to @laurieessig.bsky.social on masculinity and authoritarianism, @stephcanizales.bsky.social on undocumented youth, and Craig Considine & @landonschnabel.bsky.social on Pope Francis' impact. Read TSP's Clippings of Soc in the news here: 🔗 bit.ly/3EPBq2b 🔗

✨ Less pew, more “you.” New #Socius study by Drs. @landonschnabel.bsky.social , Horwitz, @phekmat.bsky.social & Schleifer finds young Americans are leaving institutional religion—but remaking #Spirituality around #Authenticity and #Inclusion. Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Wow, this title for coverage on our recent publication about religious change is pretty humorous: "Holy shift: More Americans finding faith outside church" www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

I’m excited to share our new publication where @landonschnabel.bsky.social, Ilana Horwitz, Cyrus Schleifer, and I use a mixed-method approach to study young Americans’ trend of leaving organized religions for individualized spiritualities that align better with their values. doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Here's a piece I wrote for @rns.org about my research on the changing religious landscape and how people are moving from religious institutions to spiritual individualization: religionnews.com/2025/04/14/a...

America isn't becoming less spiritual. It's becoming differently spiritual. The slowing of church decline shows religious polarization is only getting worse

(RNS) — People increasingly craft their spiritual lives according to personal values, rather than institutional dictates. People increasingly craft their spiritual lives according to personal values, ...

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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...

The PRRI(@prripoll.bsky.social) public fellows met in DC last week to learn more about doing research on religion that makes a public impact. I highly recommend PRRI's Public Fellows Program and suggest applying again if you don't get it the first time (I applied a few times before being selected).

I’m humbled to share I received tenure. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of a community. I’m deeply grateful to the coauthors, mentors, and colleagues at Indiana, Stanford, Cornell, and beyond who shaped my work. Thank you.

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