Terryl Givens

University of Richmond

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Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond and a Mormon scholar; author of numerous books, including The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths and the Construction of Heresy

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Mitt Romney speaks often about his faith in God and his loyalty to "the same church."  But in 2007, when he made a carefully written speech about his religion, he mentioned the word…

Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church

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