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The Mormon Experience
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Author : Leonard J. Arrington
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1992
The Mormon Experience written by Leonard J. Arrington and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Religion categories.
The best history of the Latter-Day Saints addressed to a general audience now includes a new preface, an epilogue, and a bibliographical afterword. "This is without a doubt the definitive Mormon history".--Library Journal.
The Mormon Experience
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Author : Jolene Coe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Mormon Experience written by Jolene Coe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Religion categories.
The Mormon Experience
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Author : Leonard J. Arrington
language : en
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Release Date : 1979
The Mormon Experience written by Leonard J. Arrington and has been published by Alfred A. Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Religion categories.
The best history of the Latter-Day Saints addressed to a general audience now includes a new preface, an epilogue, and a bibliographical afterword. "This is without a doubt the definitive Mormon history".--Library Journal.
The Missouri Mormon Experience
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Author : Thomas M. Spencer
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2010-03-05
The Missouri Mormon Experience written by Thomas M. Spencer and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-05 with History categories.
The Mormon presence in nineteenth-century Missouri was uneasy at best and at times flared into violence fed by misunderstanding and suspicion. By the end of 1838, blood was shed, and Governor Lilburn Boggs ordered that Mormons were to be “exterminated or driven from the state.” The Missouri persecutions greatly shaped Mormon faith and culture; this book reexamines Mormon-Missourian history within the sociocultural context of its time. The contributors to this volume unearth the challenges and assumptions on both sides of the conflict, as well as the cultural baggage that dictated how their actions and responses played on each other. Shortly after Joseph Smith proclaimed Jackson County the site of the “New Jerusalem,” Mormon settlers began moving to western Missouri, and by 1833 they made up a third of the county’s population. Mormons and Missourians did not mix well. The new settlers were relocated to Caldwell County, but tensions still escalated, leading to the three-month “Mormon War” in 1838—capped by the Haun’s Mill Massacre, now a seminal event in Mormon history. These nine essays explain why Missouri had an important place in the theology of 1830s Mormonism and was envisioned as the site of a grand temple. The essays also look at interpretations of the massacre, the response of Columbia’s more moderate citizens to imprisoned church leaders (suggesting that the conflict could have been avoided if Smith had instead chosen Columbia as his new Zion), and Mormon migration through the state over the thirty years following their expulsion. Although few Missourians today are aware of this history, many Mormons continue to be suspicious of the state despite the eventual rescinding of Governor Boggs’s order. By depicting the Missouri-Mormon conflict as the result of a particularly volatile blend of cultural and social causes, this book takes a step toward understanding the motivations behind the conflict and sheds new light on the state of religious tolerance in frontier America.
The Mormon Military Experience
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Author : Sherman L. Fleek
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2023-04-12
The Mormon Military Experience written by Sherman L. Fleek and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-12 with History categories.
The Mormon military experience is unique in American history. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is the only denomination to field military units for its own support and purpose rather than national interests, an effort which began in Missouri in 1838 and lasted through the Spanish American War of 1898. From World War I onward, however, the military exceptionalism of the LDS Church faded and Mormon soldiers came to serve national interests as loyal citizens alongside their fellow Americans. The Mormon Military Experience: 1838 to the Cold War is the first book to present a historical overview of the Mormon military experience. Sherman Fleek and Robert Freeman tell this unique story of how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has experienced war and military service and of their teachings concerning participation in armed conflict. The LDS Church’s distinct relationship between religious life and military service is rooted in its adherence to the Book of Mormon and its unique doctrine based in ancient and then-modern revelations from church leaders. Religious and military exceptionalism went hand in hand during the nineteenth century, when LDS Church leaders dictated when and how members would serve in armed conflict. Mormon militiamen were often more loyal to church interests and the guidance of LDS leaders than they were to government policy, from mustering of the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War to orchestrating the armed effort during the Utah War of 1857–1858 to serving as Civil War volunteers in the West. Similarly, they followed Church leaders’ teachings not to serve in the Civil War’s bloody campaigns in the East. While LDS leaders adapted church practices and policies to support national objectives at times, there were also occasions when Mormon militia units defied state and federal military forces, sometimes to the point of open combat. No other American denomination has done this. This is a story about changing loyalties: as the LDS Church transformed from a personalist religious movement on the edge of society to a mainstay of American religious and political life, Mormons have moved from battling the US military to serving with distinction within it.
Brigham Young
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Author : Leonard J. Arrington
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-06-12
Brigham Young written by Leonard J. Arrington and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Brigham Young comes to life in this superlative biography that presents him as a Mormon leader, a business genius, a family man, a political organizer, and a pioneer of the West. Drawing on a vast range of sources, including documents, personal diaries, and private correspondence, Leonard J. Arrington brings Young to life as a towering yet fully human figure, the remarkable captain of his people and his church for thirty years, who combined piety and the pursuit of power to leave an indelible stamp on Mormon society and the culture of the Western frontier. From polygamy to the Mountain Meadows Massacre to the attempted preservation of Young’s Great Basin Kingdom, we are given a fresh understanding of the controversies that plagued Young in his contentious relations with the federal government. Brigham Young draws its subject out of the marginal place in history to which the conventional wisdom has assigned him, and sets him squarely in the American mainstream, a figure of abiding influence in our society to this day.
Saints Without Halos
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Author : Leonard J. Arrington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Saints Without Halos written by Leonard J. Arrington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Religion categories.
Mormonism
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Author : Emily M. Austin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Mormonism written by Emily M. Austin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Making Space For The Mormons
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Author : Richard L. Bushman
language : en
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Release Date : 1997
Making Space For The Mormons written by Richard L. Bushman and has been published by Utah State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Geographical perception categories.
Joseph Smith configured a new kind of space for his followers. Strangely, Mormon space in Nauvoo most resembled the commercial space in Chicago. Chicago centered its energy and attention on the market, whereas, Nauvoo centered energy and attention on the temple.
The Mormon Culture Of Salvation
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Author : Douglas J. Davies
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-12-07
The Mormon Culture Of Salvation written by Douglas J. Davies and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with Religion categories.
The Mormon Culture of Salvation presents a comprehensive study of Mormon cultural and religious life, offering important new theories of Mormonism - one of the fastest growing movements and thought by many to be the next world religion. Bringing social, scientific and theological perspectives to bear on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Douglas Davies draws from theology, history of religions, anthropology, sociology and psychology to present a unique example of a truly interdisciplinary analysis in religious studies. Examining the many aspects of Mormon belief, ritual, family life and history, this book presents a new interpretation of the origin of Mormonism, arguing that Mormonism is rooted in the bereavement experience of Joseph Smith, which influenced the development of temple ritual for the dead and the genealogical work of many Mormon families. Davies shows how the Mormon commitment to work for salvation relates to current Mormon belief in conversion, and to traditional Christian ideas of grace. The Mormon Culture of Salvation is an important work for Mormons and non-Mormons alike, offering fresh insights into how Mormons see the world and work for their future glory in heavenly realms. Written by a non-Mormon with over 30 years' research experience into Mormonism, this book is essential reading for those seeking insights into new interdisciplinary forms of analysis in religion, as well as all those studying or interested in Mormonism and world religions. Douglas J. Davies is Professor in the Study of Religion in the Department of Theology, Durham University, UK. He is the author of many books including Death, Ritual and Belief (Cassell, 1997), Mormon Identities in Transition (Cassell, 1994), Mormon Spirituality (1987), and Meaning and Salvation in Religious Studies (Brill, 1984).