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Out of Obscurity
In the years since 1945, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown rapidly in terms of both numbers and public prominence. Mormonism is no longer merely a home-grown American religion, confined to the Intermountain West; instead, it has captured the attention of political pundits, Broadway audiences, and prospective converts around the world. While most scholarship on Mormonism concerns its colorful but now well-known early history, the essays in this collection assess recent developments, such as the LDS Church's international growth and acculturation; its intersection with conservative politics in recent decades; its stances on same-sex marriage and the role of women; and i...
The Woman at Home
Annie S. Swan's magazine.
Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 27 (2017)
This is volume 27 of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published by The Interpreter Foundation. It contains articles on a variety of topics including: The Book of Mormon Witnesses and Their Challenge to Secularism, Their Imperfect Best: Isaianic Authorship from an LDS Perspective, “I Kneeled Down Before My Maker”: Allusions to Esau in the Book of Enos, Two New Studies of Biblical Repentance A Modern Translation of Genesis 1–11 in the Traditional Sense, “How long can rolling waters remain impure?”: Literary Aspects of the Doctrine and Covenants, Gazelem the Jaredite, Should We Apologize for Apologetics?, Marjorie Newton on “The Mormons in Australia” — A Retrospective Review, The Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon Miracles in the Book of Mormon, Barlow on Book of Mormon Language: An Examination of Some Strained Grammar, “He Did Go About Secretly”: Additional Thoughts on the Literary Use of Alma’s Name, Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job: A Review of Scott B. Noegel’s Work, An Important Year in History, Heralding a New Age of Book of Mormon Scholarship Jacob’s Protector, Christmastime: When Our Souls Can Sing.
Tiki and Temple
2013 Best International Book Award, Mormon History Association From the arrival of the first Mormon missionaries in New Zealand in 1854 until stakehood and the dedication of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple in 1958, Tiki and Temple tells the enthralling story of Mormonism’s encounter with the genuinely different but surprisingly harmonious Maori culture. Mormon interest in the Maori can be documented to 1832, soon after Joseph Smith organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in America. Under his successor Brigham Young, Mormon missionaries arrived in New Zealand in 1854, but another three decades passed before they began sustained proselytising among the Maori people—livin...
Excavating Mormon Pasts
Winner of the Special Book Award from the John Whitmer Historical Association Excavating Mormon Pasts assembles sixteen knowledgeable scholars from both LDS and the Community of Christ traditions who have long participated skillfully in this dialogue. It presents their insightful and sometimes incisive surveys of where the New Mormon History has come from and which fields remain unexplored. It is both a vital reference work and a stimulating picture of the New Mormon History in the early twenty-first century.
Second-Class Saints
On June 9, 1978, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) president Spencer W. Kimball announced a revelation lifting the church's 126-year-old ban barring Black people from the priesthood and Mormon temples. It was the most significant change in LDS doctrine since the end of polygamy almost 100 years earlier. Drawing on never-before-seen private papers of LDS apostles and church presidents, including Spencer W. Kimball, Matthew L. Harris probes the plot twists and turns, the near-misses and paths not taken, of this incredible story.
Bright Lights in the Desert
Bright Lights in the Desert explores the history of how members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas have improved the regions’ neighborhoods, inspired educational institutions, brought integrity to the marketplace, and provided wholesome entertainment and cultural refinement. The LDS influence has helped shape the metropolitan city because of its members’ focus on family values and community service. Woods discusses how, through their beliefs and work ethics, they have impacted the growth of the area from the time of their first efforts to establish a mission in 1855 through the present day. Bright Lights in the Desert reveals Las Vegas as more than just a tourist destination and shows the LDS community’s commitment to making it a place of deep religious faith and devotion to family.
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