Factoid #1: AZ is 8% Lds. A certain Larry Schweikart who's a historian @ University Dayton was born in Mesa, AZ & rec'd some of his education from AZ State.
Factoid #2: Between the ages of 29 and 32, this same Mr. Schweikart had a deep enough interest in Mormonism to write the following:
* “The Mormon Connection: Lincoln, the Saints, and the Crisis of Equality,” Western Humanities Review, XXXIV, Winter 1980, pp. 1-22.
* “Mormonism and Modernity: Freedom and Equality in Mormon Doctrine,” Encounter, XLIV, Winter 1983, pp. 133-48.
Source: Dr. Larry Schweikart – Curriculum Vitae
Factoid #3: And, then Mormon Glenn Beck...when he presents a historian on his show...why, of course...why wouldn't he want to host a fellow Mormon -- or least someone with an Lds background -- on his show?
How 'bout it, LS? Is LS is LDS? (Or was?) Or why the long-term (over 30-year) interest in Mormonism?
I don’t care if Larry is Mormon or not, it doesn’t take away the depth of his writings or their knowledge.
Ed
Wow! I had never connected the dots.