There’s a lot of top 5 lists out there listing the best books on Mormonism. I thought it might be useful to provide a similar list specifically focused on “modern Mormonism.” Judging which books are the “best,” of course, is a bit subjective. I am, by training, a historian of the early American republic, and my research on Mormonism is thus largely limited to its earliest years. The books listed below, then, are those I’ve found most helpful in trying to understand modern Mormonism.
Note: Trying to put together a top 5 list proved difficult, so I’ve opted instead to provide the best books in 5 categories, with 2 books per category. Thanks also to my co-contributors Matt Bowman and Ben Park for their input and suggestions to this list.
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