David J. Howlett

David J. Howlett {[email protected]} is a visiting assistant professor of religion at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where he teaches about American religious history. He is the author of Kirtland Temple: The Biography of a Shared Mormon Sacred Space (University of Illinois Press, 2014).

The Death and Resurrection of the RLDS Zion: A Case Study in “Failed Prophecy” 1930-70

Articles/Essays – Volume 40, No. 3

On Resurrection Sunday, April 1930, Bishop J. A. Koehler of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints attended a priesthood prayer meeting at the Stone Church RLDS congregation in Independence, Missouri. After a week of solemn and joyful conference services remembering the past century of the denomination’s history, men from across the world sat seeking the Lord’s further direction before Easter services.

What Does Kashi Have to Do With Salt Lake?: Academic Comparisons, Asian Religions, and Mormonism

Articles/Essays – Volume 47, No. 2