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Jon Lanman

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Cognitive Anthropologist at Queen's University Belfast Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cognition & Culture

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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New open access paper on atheism and agnosticism in contemporary China with @abaimel.bsky.social , @loielee.bsky.social, and Ryan Hornbeck in Sociology of Religion. academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...
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Atheism and Agnosticism in Twenty-First-Century China
Abstract. This article reports findings from a multi-method study of atheism and agnosticism—grouped here as nontheism—in contemporary China, conducted as
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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
In this editorial for the Journal of Cognition & Culture, I outline a vision for JOCC to become a hub of conversation, debate, and reflection on the potential consilience between scientific and humanistic approaches to culture, and to human thought and behaviour. brill.com/view/journal...
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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I’m honoured today to step into the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cognition and Culture.
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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Very pleased that this paper led by Will Gervais is now out in PNAS. Philosopher Dan Dennett coined the phrase 'belief in belief' for believing that belief in God is a good thing. In this paper, we document just how widespread it is, even among atheists in relatively nonreligious countries.
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