At an academic gathering in 2011, the distinguished historian Richard Bushman declared that we had entered a “golden age” for Mormon studies. The setting was an academic conference held in the ...

“Laurel Thatcher Ulrich!” one woman shouted, naming the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who famously observed that “well-behaved women seldom make history.” Over the past five decades, Exponent II ...

“In each hourlong episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church leaders,” the release continues. “As Heather reflects on her own departure from ...

A granite obelisk rises 38.5 feet above the dark green woods of Sharon, a small town on the White River in Vermont. Each foot represents a year in the life of Joseph Smith Jr., the progenitor, prophet ...

This discovery sets young Joseph Smith on a path that would forever change American religious history. From his early days as a money-digger accused of deception to his evolution into a prophet, Holy ...

The professional study of Mormon history was born as a collaboration between the community and the state, an unlikely alliance that prompted a cultural reckoning and launched a new era for The Church ...

Heather Gay is starring in a new Bravo three-part series called Surviving Mormonism, where she examines alleged abuse within the Mormon church Gay has been open about her own experience leaving the ...

The new horror movie 'Heretic' delves into Mormonism more than any mainstream film to date. The directors of the film explained why they chose to explore that faith. During a 2024 interview with GQ, ...

While I gather the courage to trudge into official church history, I'm taking comfort in another history. You won't find it online, or at Deseret Book. You'll find my Mormon history in recipe cards ...

The first episode premieres Nov. 11 on Bravo, and all three parts will drop exclusively on Peacock the following day Heather Gay is digging into the Mormon religion in her new Bravo limited series.