
Matthew Bowman, a rising scholar in the growing field of Mormon studies, will teach a class titled “Mormonism and the American Experience” at Southern Virginia University this fall.īowman’s book, “The Mormon People: the making of an American faith,” which was published in January by Random House, has been reviewed in major news publications including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.Īccording to The New York Times, the current “Mormon moment” has led an increasing number of scholars to see the study of Mormon history as an important topic in the landscape of American history.
