Mitt Romney left the U.S. Senate this week. Over at The Dispatch, Samuel Benson reflects on his “farewell address.” A taste: …There are some today who would tear at our unity, who would replace love with hate, who deride our […]
Mormonism
The Author’s Corner with Matthew L. Harris
Matthew L. Harris is Professor of History and Director of Legal Studies at Colorado State University – Pueblo. This interview is based on his new book, Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality (Oxford University Press, 2024). JF: […]
Laurie Maffly-Kipp is the new Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia
Congratulations to Professor Maffly-Kipp! Here is the press release: We’re excited to welcome Prof. Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, who has been appointed the new Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies at UVA, upon the retirement of Prof. Kathleen Flake. Maffly-Kipp […]
Does Evan McMullin have a chance in Utah?
In Utah, incumbent GOP Senator Mike Lee is running against conservative and 2016 presidential candidate Evan McMullin. The Utah Democratic Party is not running a candidate in this election and is encouraging members to back McMullin. Over at Religion News […]
The Author’s Corner with Adam Jortner
Adam Jortner is Goodwin-Philpott Eminent Professor of Religion in the Department of History at Auburn University. This interview is based on his new book, No Place for Saints: Mobs and Mormons in Jacksonian America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022). JF: […]
Harry Reid: Mormon politician
Today a couple of Harry Reid pieces caught my attention. If you have not yet heard, the Nevada senator (1987-2017) and former Senate Majority Leader (2007-2015) died earlier this week. Over at The Washington Post, historian Benjamin Park reflects on […]