Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander, Author at VoegelinView

Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander

Lee Trepanier is a Professor of Political Science at Samford University; Lynita K. Newswander is a Lecturer of Political Science at the University of South Dakota. Both are authors of LDS in USA: Mormonism and the Making of American Culture (Baylor, 2012).

How Mormonism Shaped America

November 4, 2017
Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander

To those unfamiliar with the faith, it appears that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is enjoying a moment of fame in American culture: the…

An American Marriage: Mormons, Polygamy, and Federalism

November 3, 2017
Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander

The portrayals of the Mormon family in popular culture are schizophrenic: it is either a prosperous and proud, self-congratulatory nuclear family or a secretive cult in which…

Mormons in the American Imagination

November 2, 2017
Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander

In recent years, Mormonism has been the focus of unprecedented media interest. What some have called “The Mormon Moment,” spurred by Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and…

Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander