Publications

Smith, Buster G. – Publications

american-secularism American Secularism: Cultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief Systems
by Joseph O. Baker and Buster G. Smith, NYU Press, 2015

sociological_focus Structured Voluntary Youth Activities and Positive Outcomes in Adulthood: An Exploratory Study of Involvement in Scouting and Subjective Well-Being
by Sung Joon Jang, Byron R. Johnson, Young-Il Kim, Edward C. Polson & Buster G. Smith, Sociological Focus, Oct. 2014

Being Prepared and Staying Connected: Scouting’s Influence on Social Capital and Community Involvement
Edward C. Polson, Young-Il Kim, Sung Joon Jang, Byron R. Johnson and Buster Smith, 11 JAN 2013

The Liberalization of Young Evangelicals: A Research Note
Buster G. Smith and Byron R. Johnson, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 49:351-360, (2010)

Acceptance of Other Religions in the United States: An HLM Analysis of Variability across Congregations
by Buster G. Smith, Social Compass, Vol.57, No 2, pp. 127-142, 2010.

None Too Simple: Examining Issues of Religious Nonbelief and Nonbelonging in the United States
by Joseph O’Brian and Buster G. Smith, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol 48, No.4, pp. 719-733, 2009.View/Download Publication

The Nones: Social Characteristics of the Religiously Unaffiliated.
By Joseph Baker and Buster G. Smith, Social Forces, Vol 87, No. 3, pp 1251-65, 2009.View/Download Publication

Religious Diversity in a Conservative Baptist Congregation
By Kevin Dougherty, Christopher D. Bader, Paul Froese, Edward Polson and Buster Smith, Review of Religious Research, Vol 50, No. 3, pp 321-34, 2009.View/Download Publication

The Sociology of Buddhism: Theoretical Implications of Current Scholarship
By Buster Smith and Paul Froese, Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 2008.View/Download Publication

The Political Tolerance and God’s Wrath in the United States
By Paul Froese, Christopher Bader and Buster Smith, Sociology of Religion. 69 (1) 29-44, 2008. View/Download Publication

Grounding Our Faith in a Pluralistic World – With a Little Help from Nagarjuna.
by Keenan, John P., Buster Smith, Lansing Davis and Sydney Copp, Wipf & Stock: Eugene, Oregon, 2008.View Publication

Attitudes toward Religious Pluralism: Measurements and Consequences
by Buster Smith, Social Compass, Vol.54, No 2, pp. 333-53, 2007.View/Download Publication

Variety in the Sangha: A Survey of Buddhist Organizations in America
By Buster Smith, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 48, No. 3, 308-17, 2007.View/Download Publication