Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is really two books. It's the story of a double murder that took place in Utah in the 1980s, and it's the sordid history of the Mormon church. At times, the history portions seem out of place, but they do ultimately fuel an understanding of both historical and fundamentalist Mormon ideology/ideologies that contributed to the murder.
My particular edition could have benefited from an update: the discussion of Warren Jeffs did not include that he is currently serving a life sentence for sexually assaulting a child.
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