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!

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

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

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.

“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.

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.

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.

That book people are reading. And you know you want to. ‘American Zion’ by @BenjaminEPark

So excited for my good friend and writing group teammate @lmchervinsky to take over the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. She's gonna do great things.

Last week @ConroeISD (my city) rejected a biology textbook because its chromosome section explained how DNA evidence was used to prove Thomas Jefferson fathered a child w/Sally Hemings. While absurd for any school district, it’s galling for the city that produced @agordonreed.

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Are you coming to the Kirtland conference? Do you want a name tag, meals, a printed program, or a tote bag? If you answered "yes!" you'll need to register by May 15 at 9 AM. Trust us...you'll want this tote bag. https://t.co/66z1aZELIM

You know what's cool? Supporting history organizations. You know what's also cool? Bigfoot. You know how you can blend both worlds? Order this super cool Journal of Mormon History/Bigfoot t-shirt that @MormonHistAssoc is selling as part of a fundraiser. https://t.co/OzKIrY8Ri9

Excited to have picked up @BenjaminEPark’s new book - American Zion. Concurrently, I’m reading Richard Bushman’s Rough Stone Rolling for the summer. So excited!

What my students and I learned in jail https://t.co/iXNqJGoM7j

Kirtland is gonna be a blast. Hope to see many of you there.

Please get in your submissions!

We're only TWO DAYS away from the deadline for @Ideas_History proposals! Boston is gonna be a blast--you won't want to miss it.