From the politics of Glenn Beck to reality television's Big Love and the hit Broadway show The Book of Mormon , Mormons have become a recognizable staple of mainstream popular culture.
And while most Americans are well aware of the existence of Mormonism--and some of the often exaggerated myths about Mormonism--the religion's public influence has been sorely understudied.
Lee Trepanier and Lynita K.
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