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What is Under the Banner of Heaven: a Story of Violent Faith about?

From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way, he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest-growing religion and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief."Under the Banner of Heaven is not likely to be popular in Utah or other LDS sanctuaries. Perhaps it will inspire backlash books highlighting the violent and tawdry details of Gentile (non-Mormon) faiths. None has a pristine history. This is a chilling book,

Who reads Under the Banner of Heaven: a Story of Violent Faith?

Author

Krakauer, Jon

Publisher

Random House, Incorporated

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400032808

Category

religious

Subjects

Philosophy, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.98 / 5 (2,415 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14