Jana Riess
Biographic Data
| ID | 9202235 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jana Riess |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jana |
| FAMILY NAME | Riess |
| SIGNATURE | RIESS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Religion News Service Cincinnati Ohio 45208 USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
American Deconversion
A Question of Authority
I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on September 25, 1993, almost immediately after Lavina Fielding Anderson was forced out of it.1 Her stake disciplinary council had convened on September 23 to determine her fate, and she learned of the council's decision on the morning of September 24 via a letter from her stake president. “You are outside of the principles of the gospel and are leading others with you,” he wrote…
Does Being Liberal Push Some Members Out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Conservative religionists’ political activism is pushing some Americans, particularly younger ones, out of religion altogether. Disgusted by what they see as an unholy merger between the Republican Party and the Religious Right, these people are voting with their feet—not only avoiding Republican affiliation but also wanting nothing to do with organized religion. Such is the argument, at least, of a growing number of scholars and researchers who …
Exploring Disenchantment
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Exploring Disenchantment
Does Being Liberal Push Some Members Out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Conservative religionists’ political activism is pushing some Americans, particularly younger ones, out of religion altogether. Disgusted by what they see as an unholy merger between the Republican Party and the Religious Right, these people are voting with their feet—not only avoiding Republican affiliation but also wanting nothing to do with organized religion. Such is the argument, at least, of a growing number of scholars and researchers who …
A Question of Authority
I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on September 25, 1993, almost immediately after Lavina Fielding Anderson was forced out of it.1 Her stake disciplinary council had convened on September 23 to determine her fate, and she learned of the council's decision on the morning of September 24 via a letter from her stake president. “You are outside of the principles of the gospel and are leading others with you,” he wrote…
American Deconversion
Political science (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mormonism, Religion, and History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology (2 works)