Mediated Mormons

Shifting Religious Identities in the Digital Age

Rosemary Avance

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University of Utah Press,U.S.
30 April 2025

Christian Churches & denominations; Popular culture

Series: Juanita Brooks Series in Mormon History and Culture

In the early- to mid-2010s, Mitt Romney’s presidential candidacy, the hit Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “I’m a Mormon” media campaign brought critical media attention to Mormonism. In this first lengthy treatment of Mormon identities as they intersect with their religious institution, the internet, and modernity during the so-called “Mormon Moment,” Rosemary Avance explores how LDS stakeholders challenged traditional notions of what it means to be Mormon, vying for control of their own public narratives.

Mediated Mormons uses a case study approach to consider various iterations of Mormon identity as presented by church authorities, faithful members, the secular media, and heterodox and former adherents. These often-conflicting perspectives challenge traditional models of LDS authority, dismantling a monolithic view of Mormons and offering a window into processes of social activism and institutional change in the internet era.

By: Rosemary Avance
Imprint: University of Utah Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781647692056
ISBN 10: 1647692059
Series: Juanita Brooks Series in Mormon History and Culture
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 30 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rosemary Avance is assistant professor of media and strategic communications at Oklahoma State University.

Reviews for Mediated Mormons: Shifting Religious Identities in the Digital Age

“A provocative and quite needed volume on the rise of internet culture and its influence on the modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”—Matthew Bowman, Claremont Graduate University