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Where did the notion of race arise? After spending nearly a decade researching the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Max Perry Mueller, historian of American religion and UNL assistant professor in Classics & Religious Studies, argues that racial constructs often originate in religious texts. More details at: http://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/scholar-book-of-mormon-among-religious-texts-that-outline-racial-divides/