Mormon Studies Unit
The Mormon Studies Unit welcomes papers and/or panels on a variety of themes and topics relating to the Mormon tradition, broadly defined. The proposals should analyze the material in terms of the academic study of religion. For the 2025 conference, we propose a few themes:
- Reality TV and Mormons
- Bodies and Mormon traditions
- Mormon traditions outside Utah
- Mormon traditions and Science Fiction
- The state of Mormon Studies
Open Call: Other papers or panels dealing with aspects of Mormonism not mentioned in the previous call will also be considered. Papers may be selected for their relevance to themes which emerge among other submissions.
Individual paper proposals welcome. We are especially interested in panel proposals for this meeting.
This Unit will examine the range of topics, disciplines, and methodologies that can be brought into dialogue with Mormonism as studied in an academic environment. It is interested in exploring strategies for teaching about Mormonism, both as the main focus of a class or as a unit within a survey course. It seeks to identify the best resources available for teaching and understanding the tradition and provide encouragement for scholars to fill gaps in what is currently available. The Unit encourages significant comparative studies and interdisciplinary cross-fertilization and hopes to explore intersections between Mormonism and ethics, theology, philosophy, ecclesiology, missiology, spirituality, arts and literature, sociology, scripture, and liberation studies.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jana Riess | riess.jana@gmail.com | - | View |
| Benjamin Park, Sam Houston State University | bep013@SHSU.EDU | - | View |