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Jon Lanman

@lanmanjon.bsky.social

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

Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Our quantitative/qualitative data suggest that Chinese nontheism is characterized by high engagement with supernatural beliefs, low antireligious sentiment, and weak attachment to explicit nontheist identities.

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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

My hope is that the readership of the Journal of Cognition and Culture will find value in these moves toward open science and cross-disciplinary discussion and support the journal by contributing their research, reviews, and expertise.

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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

Please get in touch and consider submitting your work to the Journal of Cognition and Culture!

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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

encourage the growth of a dynamic and inclusive forum for the discussion of the implications of the cognitive and evolutionary sciences for our understanding of culture, and human thought and behaviour more broadly.

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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

In the coming months, I aim to expand the editorial board across a number of areas and disciplines, encourage Open Science principles for empirical work, and, through the introduction of new article types (e.g. debates, target articles, series)...

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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Their work has built a strong foundation for the future. I feel privileged, excited, (and daunted!) to take the reins and hope to help support the growing community of scholars across the sciences and humanities contributing to this field. My deepest thanks and admiration to Tom for all his work!

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Jon Lanman @lanmanjon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

E. Thomas Lawson, Pascal Boyer, and all the editorial staff, reviewers, and authors have done invaluable work in founding the journal and publishing excellent empirical and theoretical studies.

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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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