John G. Turner

JOHN G. TURNER {[email protected]} is professor of religious studies at George Mason University and the author of They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty (Yale University Press, 2020). He is a member of Burke Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia.

Historic Sites Holy Envy Sara M. Patterson, Pioneers in the Attic: Place and Memory Along the Mormon Trail

Articles/Essays – Volume 54, No. 3

When it comes to sacred places, I feel considerable holy envy toward the Latter-day Saints. Their sacred sites stretch across the continent, from Vermont to California. Mormons can visit their founding prophet’s birthplace, the grove…

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Jesus Christ, Marriage, and Mormon Christianities: 2016 Smith-Pettit Lecture, Sunstone Symposium

Articles/Essays – Volume 49, No. 3

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Review: Terryl L. Givens, Matthew J. Grow Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism

Articles/Essays – Volume 45, No. 3

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Review: Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey, The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America

Articles/Essays – Volume 46, No. 2

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