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Benjamin E. Park

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Dr. Benjamin Park is an associate professor of American history at Sam Houston State University. His most recent book, American Zion: A New History of Mormonism (2024), tells the story of how a homegrown faith birthed through a family in crisis became a global religion that remains closely connected to American culture. Dr. Park holds an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.

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