Writer and scholar Jonathan Rauch says the LDS Church may have found the answer to balancing cultural war issues with ...
(RNS) — No one would be surprised to learn that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been shaped by the culture wars in the 21 st century. In 2008, for example, it devoted ...
The new horror movie Heretic delves into Mormonism more than any mainstream film to date. The directors of the film explained why they chose to explore that faith. They felt that it stood out from ...
It was awarded the Best First Book Award from the Mormon History Association. His second book, Mormonism: The Basics, is the only Mormon studies text that provides sustained comparative analysis of ...
Candidly explaining Mormonism’s complicated experience with polygamy to adults requires nuance, context and care. Introducing it to children can be even trickier, if not nearly impossible.
Critics believed Mormonism combined the roles of church and state in an un-American way. The U.S. government targeted plural marriage, which was, in the words of journalist Ken Verdoia ...