Benjamin Park

Modern Mormonism is the product of 200 years of culture wars, societal conflicts that took place within both the faith and the nation that shaped it. My new book, #AmericanZion (@LiverightPub/@wwnorton), published today, tells the origins & growth of America's homegrown religion.

@tlecaque Would be happy to zoom in if the discussion would help your class!

@bentleyjmitch @LiverightPub @wwnorton Thanks so much!

Modern Mormonism is the product of 200 years of culture wars, societal conflicts that took place within both the faith and the nation that shaped it. My new book, #AmericanZion (@LiverightPub/@wwnorton), published today, tells the origins & growth of America's homegrown religion.

Folks! The kindle version of AMERICAN ZION: A NEW HISTORY OF MORMONISM is on sale for $2.99. If you've been putting off getting a copy, here's your chance; if you have a physical/audio copy, you can now have a backup digital copy. Buy the & share! a.co/d/6Bf6rUf

@TheNoliestGuy @rossryanj Yes, he’s a great guy. And yes, the book covers that.

@BenjaminEPark @rossryanj Just ordered this! Really looking forward to it. I’ve spoken with Dr. Harris on a few occasions and man is he such a nice guy and incredibly enlightening. Do you recall if the book discusses how lay members of the Church felt about the ban prior to OD2?

Such a wonderful compliment to get from a great writer and terrific human being!

@sithelwood Good company!

Hey! Look what I saw in the new arrivals section at the Palmyra public library!

@HermioneClone Love to see it! Thanks for sharing.

@EliMcCann @irishstayc Blame it on the fact that I binged Bridgerton while writing.

@BenjaminEPark @irishstayc The sex scenes were a bit much, but all in all I had a great time.

Reading on the couch while a number of dogs have melted into me.

@EliMcCann @irishstayc Hope it didn’t ruin what appears to be an idyllic evening!

@irishstayc This lovely book by my friend, @BenjaminEPark

Today through 07/05, save 50% on the "American Zion: A New History of Mormonism" audiobook by @BenjaminEPark audiobooks.com/promotions/pro…

@peterjthuesen @EiteljorgMuseum @csraac @Ch_JesusChrist How cool! Thanks so much for sharing.

Hey, ⁦@BenjaminEPark⁩, you’re prominently displayed in the shop at the ⁦@EiteljorgMuseum⁩’s “Religion in the American West” exhibit here in Indianapolis! Attendees at the ⁦@csraac⁩ Biennial got a curated tour. ⁦@Ch_JesusChrist⁩

Just finished consuming ‘Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier’ by @BenjaminEPark It was great, definitely more robust than my institute class on Nauvoo

From the brilliant minds that brought AMERICAN YAWP--Ben Wright & Joseph Locke--comes THE PALACE OF THUNDERING GODS. I'm privileged to serve on the advisory board of this open-access textbook of US relig history. Here's their solicitation for contributors. americanyawp.com/projects/the-p…

@madihawes Yay, thanks for sharing!

Hey! Friend!! @BenjaminEPark

“I really feel like that’s completely inappropriate” to speak of a Founding Father in that way, Nelson insisted. Must-read essay by @BenjaminEPark on the attempt to shield children from learning historical facts about Thomas Jefferson in a Houston suburb. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo…

Recently, a @ConroeISD board member said it was "totally inappropriate" to teach students that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings. I wrote for @HoustonChron why such an indefensible position is especially absurd for this school district. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo…

@douglas_devore @radiowest @sltrib Yup! His History of Salt Lake City was very important.

@BenjaminEPark @radiowest @sltrib Hey @BenjaminEPark, didn’t Edward Tullidge write an early history of Utah, too?

An honor to go on @radiowest to discuss Edward Tullidge. Listen to the story of a man who became a Mormon, deist, Mormon again, Godbeite, @sltrib founder, wrote Mormonism's first feminist history, and even joined the RLDS. It's a saga of evolving faith. radiowest.kuer.org/show/radiowest…