Matthew L Harris, Ph. D. - Ezra Taft Benson, Prophets, Politics and the Making of the Mormon Right

Matthew L. Harris is Professor of History and Director of Legal Studies at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He received a B.A. and M.A. in history from Brigham Young University and an M.Phil. and Ph.D., also in history, from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Much of Harris’s teaching and scholarship explores the intersectionality of religion and law, race and religion, civil rights, and right-wing extremism, particularly among religious groups. He is considered by many to be the leading historian on politics within the church, including a shift within the rank and file membership toward ultra-conservatism during the Cold War era.

Dr. Harris comes on the podcast to discuss these topics, including his book Watchman on the Tower: Ezra Taft Benson and the Making of the Mormon Right

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