Summary: Is the Mormon emphasis on religious liberty rooted in anything other than the considerations of 21st-century America? Neither fully American, Christian, nor white, Mormons found themselves at the margins of antebellum American life, compelled to advocate for their own claims to Constitutional protection when state and federal government officials failed them. In this episode, Dr. Spencer McBride discusses Joseph Smith as a champion for religious liberty and discuss how Joseph Smith’s presidential campaign reveals the difficulty faced by religious minorities. His book on Joseph Smith and the plight for religious minorities is currently under contract with Oxford University Press. The post Podcast #17: Joseph Smith and Religious Liberty with Dr. Spencer McBride appeared first on Mormon History Guy. The post Podcast #17: Joseph Smith and Religious Liberty with Dr. Spencer McBride appeared first on Mormon History Guy.
