Decolonizing Mormonism

“This groundbreaking work features voices and perspectives that have been marginalized, silenced, and ignored for too long. It brings diverse scholars together in a powerful dialogue, one that seeks to change and connect human beings who have persevered in a world marred by processes of colonialism.”
—Farina Noelani King, Northeastern State University

“Decolonizing Mormonism is a timely and necessary analysis of the moral priorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The urgency in these essays address issues of power associated with racism, colonization, heteropatriarchy, and capitalism. The collection is more than a dialogue among coreligionists, these conversations are essential in a time of growing global inequality.”
—Hokulani Aikau, author of A Chosen People, A Promised Land: Mormonism and Race in Hawai’i

“This volume provides a needed expansion of the literature on Mormonism as it is lived, challenged, and struggled with in various contexts.”
—Sociology of Religion “This is an important read for anyone doing Mormon history. No matter what period or location we study, the history of LDS participation in colonialism touches our work. And even if some of the concerns and narratives from this text are placed more closely to the present, that long history of colonialism runs throughout, and is therefore something as scholars we cannot ignore. We need more works that use these methodologies in Mormon studies and history.”
—Journal of Mormon History