Katie Corcoran

Katie Corcoran is an author at Religion News Service.

All Stories by Katie Corcoran

The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why

By Katie Corcoran and Christopher P. Scheitle — May 6, 2024
(The Conversation) — Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.

The challenges of being a religious scientist

By Christopher P. Scheitle — November 28, 2023
(The Conversation) — Stereotypes about religion vs. science are overblown – but those assumptions can create challenges for religious grad students, a sociologist finds.

Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible

By Bernard DiGregorio, Christopher P. Scheitle, and Katie Corcoran — July 17, 2023
(The Conversation) — Specific beliefs may have more to do with people’s vaccine views than their religious affiliation – but it depends on which vaccine you’re talking about.
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