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| Captain Maroni and the Symbolism of a Mormon Spiritual Warrior in today’s GOP |
January 29, 2022 |
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Dr. Benjamin Parks explains why an obscure spiritual figure from Mormon sacred texts has become a political symbol and what it says about the challenges facing the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dr. Parks offers historical context on the political calculations of early Mormon engagement in American politics.
Benjamin E. Park Ph.D., Assistant Professor of American history at Sam Houston State University. Author of Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier, from W. W. Norton/Liveright. |
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