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Tag Archives: Mormon Studies
*American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism, 1867-1940* wins the Mormon History Association’s Best Book Award!
It was such an incredible honor this weekend to have the Mormon History Association devote a plenary session to my book, American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism, 1867-1940. After the session, it was announced that the book had won … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Christianity, Feminism, Gender, Higher Education, Mormonism, Publications on Religion and American Culture, Religion and Spirituality
Tagged academic freedom, higher education, history, history of Christianity, Mormon history, Mormon History Association, Mormon Studies, Mormonism, Religion, religion and science, U.S. religious history, UNC Press, women's history
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MHA Plenary Session on *American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism, 1867-1940*
Tonight in St. Louis, at the spring meeting of the Mormon History Association, there will be a plenary “author meets critics” session devoted to my book, American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism, 1867-1940. I’m thrilled. The panel, chaired by Brett … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Christianity, Feminism, Higher Education, Mormonism, Publications on Religion and American Culture, Religion and Spirituality
Tagged academic freedom, feminism, higher education, Jed Woodworth, Kristine Wright, MHA2017, Mormon history, Mormon Studies, Mormonism, Richard Bushman, Thomas Alexander
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American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism featured in Religion News Service
The brilliant author, blogger, and columnist Jana Riess just published an interview with me in her regular column for the Religion News Service. Read the interview — called “When Mormons first went to Harvard…” — here!
Posted in Books, Christianity, Feminism, Gender, Mormonism, Publications on Religion and American Culture, Religion and Politics, Religion and Spirituality
Tagged American religious history, Jana Riess, LDS, Mormon history, Mormon Studies, Mormonism, religion books, Religion News Service, UNC Press
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Book Review: The Color of Christ
Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey’s The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America (UNC Press, 2012) offers an essential and extraordinary history of the American racial imagination. It focuses on the explosion, and … Continue reading
2013: A Blog’s Life
This New Year’s Day, gratitude for all of you who followed Wayne Street Soul in 2013. Thank you so much! Here are some highlights from the past year: “Viva Bosnia” — on the stirrings of hope in a shattered land … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Bosnia, Christianity, Ethics, Fatherhood, Higher Education, Human Rights, Humor, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Parenting, Peacebuilding, Photography, Politics, Popular Culture, Publications on Religion and American Culture, Raising Boys, Social Justice, Sports, Teaching, Travel
Tagged baseball, bebolucija, Bosnia, Jerusalem, Middle East, Mormon Studies, New England photography, photography, Sarajevo
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The Next Generation of Mormon Studies
Today, a link to a short piece I just wrote for the wonderful “Religion in American History” blog, in connection with my forthcoming book Authority, Ambition, and the Mormon Mind: American Universities and the Evolution of Mormonism, 1867-1940. Enjoy! Photograph … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Mormonism, Photography, Publications on Religion and American Culture, Religion and Spirituality
Tagged BYU, LDS archives, LDS Church History Library, Mormon Studies, Mormonism, Religion in American History blog, Salt Lake City, University of Utah, Utah State Historical Society, Utah State University
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