Mormonism is a religion practiced by millions around the world. And yet, many who are unfamiliar with it sometimes rely on vague stereotypes and pop culture references to define it. In reality, it’s a ...

Editor's note: This is the fourth column in a series on Mormons. So often in America debate about the substance of faith takes place in a historical vacuum, as though many words, ink and often blood ...

Park teaches American religious history at Sam Houston State University. He is the author of American Zion: A New History of Mormonism September 21, 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the date that ...

In this episode, historian Richard Turley discusses his book “ In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks ," which ...

After Joseph Smith’s death in 1844, the young Mormon Church faced chaos, betrayal, and the question of who would lead next.

On the same day that the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died, a Mormon church in Michigan was attacked by a gunman and set alight — a harbinger of challenges ahead.

(RNS) — Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of ...

A new Mormon Temple in a Salt Lake City suburb is a public relations opportunity for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected before the Draper ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. The New York Times runs an op-ed headlined “Why Evangelicals Don’t Like Mormons,” which takes on an ...