John Turner, Ph.D.

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Professor of Religious Studies and History, George Mason University

John G. Turner is professor of religious studies and history at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He is the author of several books about the role of religion in U.S. history, including Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet (Harvard, 2012) and They Knew They Were Pilgrims (Yale, 2020). He is currently writing a biography of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Dec. 12, 2023

Episode 4: The Empire

Great Britain's conquest of New France in North America and its victory in the Seven Years' War inspired British subjects on both sides of the Atlantic to look forward to a future they could see but through a glass darkly, a…