Frederick W. Axelgard

FREDERICK W. AXELGARD {[email protected]} is an independent scholar with a background in Book of Mormon studies and international politics. His writings have appeared in the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies and BYU Studies. His professional career centered on the Middle East, including several years of involvement in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations and service at the US Central Command following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He graduated from Brigham Young University and received advanced degrees from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Fitting Comfortably: Mormonism and the Narrative of National Violence

Articles/Essays – Volume 55, No. 2

This is an important, accessible book that should be in the hands of everyone who thinks deeply about Mormonism’s place in the world. Writing for the Cambridge Element series on religion and violence, Patrick Mason…