Warfare and the Book of Mormon

This is where I publish my preliminary research notes and ideas concerning warfare in the Book of Mormon. This is a spot for civilians, military historians, members of the LDS church and anybody else who enjoys studying the military aspects of the Book of Mormon and its impact on the LDS Church, society and the field of military history.

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Monday, July 1, 2024

Newest Book on Just War Released, Ten Year Anniversary of my First Book!

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I’m excited to announce that my new book, To Stop a Slaughter: Just War in the Book of Mormon is published and available on Amazon! ...

Friday, July 1, 2022

Outrage and Fighting for Life: Insights from Brad Wilcox to Abortion, via Ukraine

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When the war in the Ukraine started it was mere weeks after Brad Wilcox gave a controversial speech. I noted with irony and anger tha...

Friday, October 30, 2020

Trump as Moroni?

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[I shared this on facebook and though it deserved a more permanent place. As someone who specializes in military history and published exten...

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Friday, April 24, 2020

Reclaiming King Benjamin: A Response to Patrick Mason and King Benjamin's Statebuilding

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Patrick Mason recently wrote an evocative piece for the Maxwell Institute as part of the Mormon Theology Seminar. I was extremely int...

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Monday, March 9, 2020

Game of Thrones, History, and Details in the Book of Mormon

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Game of Thrones ended on what I thought was a funny and thoughtful note. All the survivors serving under the new king gather to discus...

Monday, October 9, 2017

Reassessing History on Columbus Day

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This is the my most recent publication from Opslens. I published between two and four articles a week on that site so if you like my writin...

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Conversion is Crown Deep: Reassessing Helaman 4-6

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Helaman 5 includes a long discussion of the preaching of Nephi and Lehi, and a rather remarkable vision and story. This includes a pillar o...

Monday, June 12, 2017

LDS Stance on War

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[I had the pleasure of appearing on the Interpreter Radio Broadcast several weeks ago. I was on 1340 AM in the Salt Lake Area discussing th...

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Friday, May 26, 2017

A special post about Memorial Day and Freedom

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[I write about three articles a week for Opslens magazine. I wrote this one for the upcoming holiday and re-post it there in full because I ...

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Putting the Lance in Lancelot

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Hey everybody. The title of this post comes from a rather silly joke from an episode of Legends of Tomorrow. The time traveler Sarah Lance...

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Morgan Deane: Morgan Deane is a military historian and scholar of ethics with a special focus on warfare in scripture. Drawing on his experience as a U.S. Marine and intelligence analyst, he brings unique perspective to the study of conflict, faith, and morality. He holds a B.A. in History from Southern Virginia University and an M.A. in Military History from Norwich University, and pursued postgraduate work in War Studies at King’s College London. He teaches history at American Public University and has published extensively on the intersection of Just War theory, military strategy, and the Book of Mormon. His books include To Stop a Slaughter: Just War and the Book of Mormon and Ancient Warfare in the Book of Mormon. His essays have appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, SquareTwo, Epoch Times, Strategy Bridge, Fox News, and Washington Examiner. Morgan’s goal is to foster thoughtful discussion about the moral dimensions of warfare, past and present. Whether engaging ancient scripture or modern strategy, he invites readers to consider how faith and ethics can inform the most difficult human questions.

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