On one hand, Mormons have long been respected for their work ethic, integrity and family values. They have also been persecuted as polygamists and passed off as crazy religious fanatics with a strange history.
So with two Latter-day Saints running for president and the church receiving unprecedented cultural attention in a variety of arenas, Random House Publishing saw an opportunity.
The publishing house enlisted the services of religious historian Matthew Bowman to write a book intended as an introduction to the LDS faith. The result of his work is titled “The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith” (Random House, $26) and was released on Jan. 24.
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