David W. Scott is the chairman of the communication department at Utah Valley University, whose studies on media, religion and culture range from First Amendment issues to religiosity in South Park.

The hours and days following the horrifying murder and arson at a Latter-day Saints church service in Michigan was not the time to parse theological identities. However, many used the tragedy as an ...

Most people think they know the basics about the Mormon Church. A few facts float around American culture – polygamy, ...

Thomas W. Murphy is the latest Mormon scholar to challenge key teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Murphy, 35, has likened the Book of Mormon, an essential LDS sacred ...

Imagine Dragons rocker Dan Reynolds is still close to family members who practice Mormonism despite no longer being part of the church himself. Reynolds, 36, opened up about his "complicated" ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. The New York Times runs an op-ed headlined “Why Evangelicals Don’t Like Mormons,” which takes on an ...

The suit accuses podcaster John Dehlin of intentionally deceiving members of the church for his own benefit. The costs of ...

PHOENIX — In a corner of ancient ruins, not far from the towering Pyramid of the Sun, a small group of Mormons sat among the milling tourists in Teotihuacan, Mexico, and gazed across what they believe ...