Decolonizing Mormonism

This volume seeks nothing less than to shift the focus of Mormon studies from its historic North American, Euro-American ""centre"" to the critical questions being raised by Mormons living at the movement's cultural and geographic margins.

“This groundbreaking work features voices and perspectives that have been marginalized, silenced, and ignored for too long. It brings diverse scholars together in a powerful dialogue, one that seeks to change and connect human beings who have persevered in a world marred by processes of colonialism.”
—Farina Noelani King, Northeastern State University “ Decolonizing Mormonism is a timely and necessary analysis of the moral priorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The urgency in these essays address issues of power associated with racism, colonization, heteropatriarchy, and capitalism. The collection is more than a dialogue among coreligionists, these conversations are essential in a time of growing global inequality.”
—Hokulani Aikau, author of A Chosen People, A Promised Land: Mormonism and Race in Hawai’i “This volume provides a needed expansion of the literature on Mormonism as it is lived, challenged, and struggled with in various contexts.”
— Sociology of Religion “This is an important read for anyone doing Mormon history. No matter what period or location we study, the history of LDS participation in colonialism touches our work. And even if some of the concerns and narratives from this text are placed more closely to the present, that long history of colonialism runs throughout, and is therefore something as scholars we cannot ignore. We need more works that use these methodologies in Mormon studies and history.”
— Journal of Mormon History

Gina Colvin is a New Zealand indigenous scholar and traces her ancestry from both the Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Porou tribe. Colvin has appeared on TV3’s The Nation and Deutsche Welle TV as a commentator on Mormonism and religion. Her popular blog Kiwimormon is hosted by Patheos.

Joanna Brooks is a professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. She is the author or editor of nine books including The Book of Mormon Girl and Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings . Her commentaries have appeared in the Washington Post, Salon, the Huffington Post, Tablet, NPR, BBC, MSNBC, CNN, the Daily Show, and Fox.