Eleven professors of religion, history, English, music, and sociology consider the history of the persecution of the Mormons, the church's relationship with Utah's state bureaucracy and with other branches of Christianity, and the culture clash experienced in Mormon missionary work. The essays are suitable for the general reader, but the collection is also designed as a supplementary text in religious and Mormon studies. The book is not a comprehensive reference work or anthology, but an affordable reader. Eliason is professor of English at Brigham Young University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)