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.

Mormon scholars assert textual evidence of ancient authorship and believe the Book of Mormon is consistent with biblical doctrine, and they attribute many of those parallels to a belief that the two ...

Like multilayered Jell-O desserts and recipes for funeral potatoes, Mormons come in a variety of flavors. From Molly Mormons and Peter Priesthoods who wonder if “never seen an R-rated movie” counts as ...

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 ...

As a Broadway hit and the presidential race cast a brighter spotlight on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon nonprofit group is starting a campaign to education journalists, ...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney did a curious thing on Thursday. He gave a speech in which he appealed to Christian evangelicals for tolerance of his Mormon beliefs when, in fact, a good ...

Many celebrities grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but not all remained in the faith. Several pop ...