‘Revelation and relation’ — For much of LDS history, ‘Mormon royalty’ reigned among apostles

LDS Church President Dallin Oaks is poised to pick another new apostle. This is a big responsibility with potentially big ...
Religion Dispatches

Why We Stay: What the History of Mormonism Reveals About the Origins of “Race”

What inspired you to write Race and the Making of the Mormon People? Let me be a bit confessional. I’m not a Mormon, but Mormon culture has probably formed me more than any other religious culture ...
Publishers Weekly

People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture

With his fourth book on Mormonism, Givens (By the Hand of Mormon; Viper on the Hearth) earns his place as one of the great LDS scholars of his time. Students of religion, history and culture will find ...
CNN

Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution

The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormons, was killed by ...

‘Mormon Land’: Early LDS garments were modeled after what Joseph Smith said angels — and even Jesus — wore

We discuss the history and evolution of Latter-day Saint garments — from the days of church founder Joseph Smith to the new craze over sleeveless options — with the authors of a new book, “Mormon ...