The Mormon People: Introduction

I bought and read Matthew Bowman's The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith (Random House, 2012) over a year ago, but never quite got around to posting a review. Instead of a review, I will now do several posts, pulling an issue or two from each chapter and providing links to helpful articles, essays, and posts that discuss those issues in a helpful or insightful way. The simple truth is that every Mormon ought to have read a book on the history of the LDS Church, and The Mormon People is the most up-to-date and balanced one-volume treatment available.