Why Richard Bushman, the dean of LDS historians, would welcome the Second Coming | Episode 427

Why Richard Bushman, the dean of LDS historians, would welcome the Second Coming | Episode 427

By all accounts, Richard Bushman could be considered the patriarch of Mormon history.

For more than nine decades, he has lived it, studied it, analyzed it, shared it with fellow believers and explained it to nonbelievers.

The soft-spoken scholar — with three degrees from Harvard and a drive toward understanding truth — has been writing about Mormonism for much of his academic career. He is a giant in his field and a mentor to many young historians.

He penned a seminal biography of Joseph Smith, founder The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and later published an examination of the importance of Smith’s “gold plates,” from which sprang the Book of Mormon.

To many, the emeritus history professor from Columbia University is a dream representative of the Utah-based faith — quiet, reasoned, faithful but open and willing to ask hard questions.

So what has he seen of the church in his 94 years? What eras were most difficult? Most satisfying? What struggles has he faced as a member and where does he see the church in the 21st century as compared to when he was born?

On this week’s show, Bushman, who is writing his memoirs, reflects on the past, ruminates on the present and imagines the future.

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