On this episode, we talk with historian Benjamin Park. He will give the annual Arrington Mormon History Lecture on Sept. 24. The lecture is titled "Declarations of Interdependence — Why the Latter-day Saints Just Can’t Quit the United States." Park says the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is often identified as one of the most successful homegrown religions in American history. And yet the Mormon tradition, in all its expressions, has retained a complicated relationship with the country that aided in its development.
Benjamin E. Park is an award-winning historian currently teaching at Sam Houston State University. He is the author or editor of five books, including "Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier" and "American Zion: A New History of Mormonism." His popular YouTube and social media channels have over 30,000 subscribers and several million views. He is currently the president of the Mormon History Association.
