Robert R. King
Robert R. King, Democratic Staff Director, Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives
Articles
The Enduring Significance of the Mormon Trek
When the bishop asked me to speak, I was pleased to accept this opportunity to think about the contemporary relevance of our pioneer heritage. After telling him that I would speak, however, I had doubts…
Read moreThe Effect of Mormon Organizational Boundaries on Group Cohesion
Approaching the Church in organizational terms requires a perspective ‘different from focusing on its spiritual role and mission. The German sociologist Georg Simmel framed the problem in this way: “On the one hand, religion stands…
Read more“The Same Organization?” | Wayne A. Meeks, The First Urban Christians
In an 1842 description of Latter-day Saint beliefs written for John Wentworth of the Chicago Democrat, Joseph Smith said: “We believe in the same organization that existed in the primitive church, viz. apostles, prophets, pastors,…
Read moreReed Smoot and the Twentieth-Century Transformation of Mormonism | Kathleen Flake, The Politics of American Religious Identity: The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle
On June 23, 2004, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that the United States can bestow, at a White House ceremony presided over by the…
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