Historian Jordan T. Watkins, Assistant Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and a professional colleague of Greg’s, converses about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on his teaching both now and long term, his Mormon faith tradition and interest in it, his path from business major to history major, his recent book Slavery and Sacred Texts: The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America, fear about facing the difficult aspects of our nation’s past, Joseph Smith, and the death and life of his sister Micah. Click here for a transcript.
