Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson is an Associate Professor of Musicology at Oklahoma City University. He is the author of two books on musicals and religion, Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America (2019) and Lying in the Middle: Musical Theater and Belief at the Heart of America (2021).

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeAugust 10, 2022

Despite Vastly Different Values, Evangelical ‘Hamilton’ Connects Secular Left and Christian Right

By Jake Johnson

Last weekend, the Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, mounted an unauthorized, unlicensed and…

Archive, Culture, OMFG, Racial JusticeSeptember 28, 2021

In Just 10 Years ‘The Book of Mormon’ Musical Has Gone From America’s Darling to America’s Latest Problem — The Inverse of the Mormon Story

By Jake Johnson

This year marks the tenth anniversary of The Book of Mormon the musical on Broadway….