Nancy Ross is an assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies at Utah Tech University. Jessica Finnigan and Larissa Kanno Kindred are independent scholars.
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"The authors mine a giant data collection to record the daily life experiences of LDS adherents who wear temple garments. Their analysis does an excellent job of analyzing the gender implications of the survey results while opening up in-depth explorations of the relationship between garments and beliefs, the tension between secrecy and sacredness exposed through wearing garments, the relationship between church teachings and modesty, and the interplay between obedience and agency when garments function as a religious technology."-Amy DeRogatis, author of Saving Sex: Sexuality and Salvation in American Evangelicalism "This work includes rich, original sources that make for fantastic case studies. The authors' analysis helps provide meaningful context and interpretation. These make Mormon Garments a wonderful addition to our understanding of the intersections of material culture, gender studies, and religion."-Sara M. Patterson, author of Pioneers in the Attic: Place and Memory Along the Mormon Trail