Theodore Parker and America's religious nativism
We are living in a time of nativism around the globe. Britain just voted to leave the European Union based on Euroscepticism. The Alternative for Germany movement aims to do the same for the EU’s largest remaining nation, while France’s National Front Party and Italy’s Northern League have grown in power over the last decade. And in the U.S., the Republican Party has nominated a candidate whose platform includes building a giant wall on the border.
American Crucifixion, by Alex Beam
There are no heroes in Alex Beam’s tale of the killing of Mormon founder Joseph Smith.
Mormons and domestic change
Last week was a throwback to the 19th century when Mormon polygamy was the center of American news coverage....