On the latest episode of Mormon Book Reviews I am excited to welcome on religious studies sociologist, Allison Biggers. This is the first time Allison has ever publicly shared her journey. Raised as a Protestant in Tennessee, she encountered Mormonism at a young age through a friend. From there her interest grew and she has since been studying the LDS Church’s history, doctrines, policies and procedures for decades now. Allison lived in Nashville and worked in country music radio for many years. She even was a radio DJ as a teenager. Aside from her studying Mormonism, she has extensively studied Holiness Pentecostal snake handlers in the Appalachia region and was acknowledged in the book, “In the House of the Serpent Handler” by Julia Duin. She’s got some incredible stories from her life thus far, one including Alice Cooper. She and her husband moved to Utah in 2019 with the sole purpose of establishing unconditional friendships with those around them. We talk Utah Christian culture and those who have made a lasting impact on her life and her personal ministry of simply “listening.”

Resources: In the House of the Serpent Handler: A Story of Faith and Fleeting Fame in the Age of Social Media

Mormon Stories episodes w/ Clay Christensen and Matt Elggren #616 &617

Mormon Expression podcast with John Larsen

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