Mormonism is gaining strength in the global South but again finding itself culturally out of step with the American mainstream. It traces Mormonism’s initial rejection of American cultural and economic norms, the religion’s gradual assimilation into American culture in the twentieth century, and its precarious position today. Matthew Bowman is the author of The Mormon People: the making of an American faith (Random House, 2012), which is a general history of the Mormon movement that explores its uneasy relationship with American culture.
He also teaches upper division courses on cultural and religious diversity in American history and in the Atlantic world. The following are examples of the courses Matthew Bowman has taught: Western Culture to and from the Middle Ages, World History, and the American history survey. He teaches in religion, history, and Western culture programs. Matthew taught at Hampden Sydney College from 2011 to 2014.
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