Many of us love to walk and hike. And hiking might seem like a strange way to think about religion and nonreligion in society. As we’ll see in this episode, though, hiking can actually tell us a lot about how people understand the world around them, their relationships with others, and their most deeply held values.

In this episode, we’ll hear from Ryan Cragun, a professor of sociology at the University of Tampa; Dawn Hollis, historian and author of Mountains Before Mountaineering: The Call of the Peaks before the Modern Age; and Evan Clark, Executive Director of Atheists United.

For more on Ryan Cragun: https://www.ryantcragun.com/

For more on Dawn Hollis's book: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/mountains-before-mountaineering/

For more on Atheists United and Atheist Adventures: https://www.atheistsunited.org/adventures

Learn more about the NCF's Trekking project here: https://nonreligionproject.ca/trekking/

The Lifestances Podcast is part of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future (NCF) Project, a SSHRC-funded, international research project based at the University of Ottawa, Canada. For more on the NCF, see our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nonreligionproject.ca/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

The Lifestances Podcast is hosted by Lori G. Beaman and produced by Nathan Alexander.