155 / An American Religion / John G. Turner

Historian of American Religion and author John G. Turner joined me to discuss the origins and development of the uniquely American religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or, as it is more colloquially referred to, the Mormon Church). He explored these subjects in his biography, Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet, about the church’s influential second president, and in his more recent book, The Mormon Jesus: A Biography, which covers the theological underpinnings of the LDS church and its place within the tapestry of American Christianity. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/john-turner // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast